Recorded 1970–2019 Girls' name Peak 1991 4,564 births

Tyesha — girls' name

4,564 babies named Tyesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s5611980s14921990s19702000s4822010s59
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tyesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

281 babies were named Tyesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,564 babies named Tyesha between 1970 and 2019, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 281 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,970 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tyesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 452 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyesha in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyesha 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 4,564 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.

Tyesha at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

4,564

Since 1970

50 years of records

Peak year

1991

281 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1970

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tyesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1970

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1991)
281
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-1000100200300 201920092003199719911985197919731970 7

Tyesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,970 births that decade — 43% of Tyesha's all-time total
1970s5611980s14921990s19702000s4822010s59

Tyesha by state

Where Tyesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tyesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
452 9.9%
#2 Illinois
277 6.1%
#3 Texas
237 5.2%
#4 California
227 5.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
187 4.1%
#6 Maryland
177 3.9%
#7 New Jersey
172 3.8%
#8 Florida
167 3.7%
New York share of Tyesha's total US births 9.9%
Even split

452 of 4,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Tyesha appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyesha?
4,564 babies have been named Tyesha since 1970. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1991 with 281 births.
When was Tyesha most popular?
Tyesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,970 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tyesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tyesha are New York (452 births), Illinois (277 births), Texas (237 births).
How long has the name Tyesha been used?
Tyesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 50 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tyesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyeisha, Tyeshia, Tye, Tyese, 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, 1970–2019 (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.