Recorded 1946–2002 Girls' name Peak 1970 649 births

Tresha — girls' name

649 babies named Tresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s181960s2021970s2311980s1141990s532000s6
1970s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tresha was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

34 babies were named Tresha in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 649 babies named Tresha between 1946 and 2002, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tresha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tresha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tresha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tresha 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 649 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.

Tresha at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

649

Since 1946

57 years of records

Peak year

1970

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1946

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1946

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1970)
34
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Tresha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
231 births that decade — 36% of Tresha's all-time total
1940s251950s181960s2021970s2311980s1141990s532000s6

Tresha by state

Where Tresha concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tresha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.7%
#2 New York
6 0.9%
#3 Ohio
5 0.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Tresha's total US births 1.7%
Even split

11 of 649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tresha?
649 babies have been named Tresha since 1946. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1970 with 34 births.
When was Tresha most popular?
Tresha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Tresha most popular?
The top states for the name Tresha are California (11 births), New York (6 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Tresha been used?
Tresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 57 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tresha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, 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, 1946–2002 (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.