Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 1993 497 births

Tylisha — girls' name

497 babies named Tylisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s761980s1431990s1892000s89
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Tylisha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tylisha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tylisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Tylisha between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tylisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tylisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tylisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tylisha 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 497 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.

Tylisha at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

497

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

1993

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tylisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1993)
31
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
010203040 20092002199719921987198219771972 9

Tylisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
189 births that decade — 38% of Tylisha's all-time total
1970s761980s1431990s1892000s89

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tylisha?
497 babies have been named Tylisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1993 with 31 births.
When was Tylisha most popular?
Tylisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 189 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Tylisha been used?
Tylisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tylisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyler, Tyla, Tylee, Tylar, 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, 1972–2009 (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.