Recorded 1980–2004 Girls' name Peak 1989 78 births

Tishawna — girls' name

78 babies named Tishawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

78 girls have been named Tishawna since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

78
total births
1980–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Tishawna was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tishawna in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tishawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Tishawna between 1980 and 2004, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tishawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tishawna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tishawna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tishawna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 78 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tishawna at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

78

Since 1980

25 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1980

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tishawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1980

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Tishawna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
41 births that decade — 53% of Tishawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tishawna?
78 babies have been named Tishawna since 1980. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Tishawna most popular?
Tishawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Tishawna been used?
Tishawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 25 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tishawna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tisha, Tisa, Tish, Tishie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.