Recorded 1972–2003 Girls' name Peak 1982 312 births

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.

1970s761980s1171990s1012000s18

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
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tomisha was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

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 2003

Total births

312

Since 1972

32 years of records

Peak year

1982

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1972

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tomisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1972

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1982)
18
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 20031998199319891985198119771972 6

Tomisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 38% of Tomisha's all-time total
1970s761980s1171990s1012000s18

Tomisha by state

Where Tomisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tomisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.9%
California share of Tomisha's total US births 1.9%

6 of 312 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tomisha?
312 babies have been named Tomisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1982 with 18 births.
When was Tomisha most popular?
Tomisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tomisha most popular?
The top states for the name Tomisha are California (6 births).
How long has the name Tomisha been used?
Tomisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 32 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tomisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tommie, Tomeka, Tomasa, Tommy, 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, 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.