Tomisha — girls' name
312 babies named Tomisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
312 girls have been named Tomisha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2003.
- 312
- total births
- 1972–2003
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
38% of everyone ever named Tomisha was born in this single decade.
18 babies were named Tomisha in 1982 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tomisha
The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Tomisha between 1972 and 2003, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tomisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 18 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tomisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tomisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tomisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tomisha 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 312 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.
Tomisha at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Tomisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1972
- Peak year (1982)
- 18
- Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2003.
312 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1982 with 18 births in a single year.
Tomisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 117 births that decade — 38% of Tomisha's all-time total
Tomisha decade highlights
- Peak decade 117 births
- Runner-up 101 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Tomisha's strongest decade
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
Tomisha by state
Where Tomisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 312 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1972–2003 (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.