Girls' name · since 1972
Tomisha
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.
- #15,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
312 girls have been named Tomisha since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tomisha has 312 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2003.
- #15,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tomisha ranks #15,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tomisha's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tomisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tomisha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tomisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2003
- Peak year (1982)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Tomisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (117 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Tomisha's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tomisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
117 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 117 births (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.
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What to do with Tomisha's data
- Tomisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tomishas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tomisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tomisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.