Recorded 1976–1998 Girls' name Peak 1976 18 births

Tishona — girls' name

18 babies named Tishona in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71990s11

The verdict

18 girls have been named Tishona since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

18
total births
1976–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Tishona was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tishona in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tishona

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Tishona between 1976 and 1998, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tishona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tishona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tishona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tishona 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 18 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.

Tishona at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

18

Since 1976

23 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1976

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1998

Tishona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1976

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199819961976 7

Tishona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 61% of Tishona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tishona?
18 babies have been named Tishona since 1976. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Tishona most popular?
Tishona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Tishona been used?
Tishona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 23 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Tishona?
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, 1976–1998 (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.