Recorded 1975–2000 Girls' name Peak 1981 214 births

Tykesha — girls' name

214 babies named Tykesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s891990s672000s9
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tykesha was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

19 babies were named Tykesha in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tykesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Tykesha between 1975 and 2000, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tykesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tykesha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tykesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tykesha 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 214 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.

Tykesha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

214

Since 1975

26 years of records

Peak year

1981

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1975

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tykesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1975

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1981)
19
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 200019941991198819851982197919761975 8

Tykesha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 42% of Tykesha's all-time total
1970s491980s891990s672000s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tykesha?
214 babies have been named Tykesha since 1975. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1981 with 19 births.
When was Tykesha most popular?
Tykesha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Tykesha been used?
Tykesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 26 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tykesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tykeria, Tykia, Tykira, Tykeisha, 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, 1975–2000 (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.