Recorded 1974–2006 Girls' name Peak 1991 699 births

Tyiesha — girls' name

699 babies named Tyiesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s2211990s3442000s71
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tyiesha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

64 babies were named Tyiesha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyiesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 699 babies named Tyiesha between 1974 and 2006, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyiesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyiesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 344 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tyiesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyiesha in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyiesha 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 699 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.

Tyiesha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

699

Since 1974

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1974

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2006

Tyiesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1974

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1991)
64
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080 200620021998199419901986198219781974 5

Tyiesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
344 births that decade — 49% of Tyiesha's all-time total
1970s631980s2211990s3442000s71

Tyiesha by state

Where Tyiesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tyiesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33 4.7%
#2 Illinois
13 1.9%
#3 California
10 1.4%
#4 Ohio
10 1.4%
#5 Florida
7 1.0%
#6 Maryland
5 0.7%
#7 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Tyiesha's total US births 4.7%
Even split

33 of 699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyiesha?
699 babies have been named Tyiesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1991 with 64 births.
When was Tyiesha most popular?
Tyiesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 344 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tyiesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tyiesha are New York (33 births), Illinois (13 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Tyiesha been used?
Tyiesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 33 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Tyiesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyisha, Tyia, Tyiana, Tyianna, 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, 1974–2006 (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.