Recorded 1976–2005 Girls' name Peak 1976 215 births

Tynisa — girls' name

215 babies named Tynisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1441980s541990s102000s7
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tynisa was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

79 babies were named Tynisa in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tynisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Tynisa between 1976 and 2005, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tynisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tynisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tynisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tynisa in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tynisa 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 215 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.

Tynisa at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

215

Since 1976

30 years of records

Peak year

1976

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1976

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tynisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1976

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1976)
79
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080100 2005199119841982198019781976 79

Tynisa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
144 births that decade — 67% of Tynisa's all-time total
1970s1441980s541990s102000s7

Tynisa by state

Where Tynisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tynisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
24 11.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
18 8.4%
#3 California
14 6.5%
#4 Ohio
7 3.3%
#5 Illinois
5 2.3%
New York share of Tynisa's total US births 11.2%
Even split

24 of 215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tynisa?
215 babies have been named Tynisa since 1976. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1976 with 79 births.
When was Tynisa most popular?
Tynisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Tynisa most popular?
The top states for the name Tynisa are New York (24 births), Pennsylvania (18 births), California (14 births).
How long has the name Tynisa been used?
Tynisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 30 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tynisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tynesha, Tyna, Tyneisha, 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, 1976–2005 (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.