Recorded 1884–1993 Girls' name Peak 1978 297 births

Tishia — girls' name

297 babies named Tishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s71960s401970s1521980s811990s12
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tishia was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tishia in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Tishia between 1884 and 1993, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tishia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tishia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tishia 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 297 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.

Tishia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

297

Since 1884

110 years of records

Peak year

1978

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1884

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 1993

Tishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1884

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1978)
26
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
051015202530 19931987198319791975197119671884 5

Tishia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
152 births that decade — 51% of Tishia's all-time total
1880s51910s71960s401970s1521980s811990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tishia?
297 babies have been named Tishia since 1884. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1978 with 26 births.
When was Tishia most popular?
Tishia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Tishia been used?
Tishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 110 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Tishia?
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, 1884–1993 (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.