Recorded 1973–2012 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,317 births

Tynesha — girls' name

1,317 babies named Tynesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1411980s4091990s5792000s1762010s12
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tynesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

71 babies were named Tynesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tynesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,317 babies named Tynesha between 1973 and 2012, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tynesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tynesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 579 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tynesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Tynesha in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tynesha 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 1,317 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.

Tynesha at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,317

Since 1973

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1973

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2012

Tynesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1973

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1993)
71
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 201220062001199619911986198119761973 8

Tynesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
579 births that decade — 44% of Tynesha's all-time total
1970s1411980s4091990s5792000s1762010s12

Tynesha by state

Where Tynesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tynesha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
46 3.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
33 2.5%
#3 Maryland
25 1.9%
#4 New York
23 1.7%
#5 Florida
22 1.7%
#6 Virginia
22 1.7%
#7 Illinois
20 1.5%
#8 California
17 1.3%
Georgia share of Tynesha's total US births 3.5%
Even split

46 of 1,317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Tynesha appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tynesha?
1,317 babies have been named Tynesha since 1973. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1993 with 71 births.
When was Tynesha most popular?
Tynesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 579 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tynesha most popular?
The top states for the name Tynesha are Georgia (46 births), Pennsylvania (33 births), Maryland (25 births).
How long has the name Tynesha been used?
Tynesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 40 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Tynesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tyna, Tyneisha, Tynia, 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, 1973–2012 (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.