Girls' name · since 1971
Tunisha
301 babies named Tunisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tunisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 301 recorded since 1971.
Tunisha has 301 recorded births among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1998.
- #15,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tunisha ranks #15,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tunisha's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tunisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tunisha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tunisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1980)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Tunisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (127 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Tunisha's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tunisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
117 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 127 births (42% of all-time use).
Tunisha by state
Where Tunisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide.
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- Tunisha's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 1990s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Tunishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tunisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Tunisha 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.