Girls' name · since 1972
Tynisha
1,673 babies named Tynisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,673
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tynisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,673 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tynisha recorded 1,673 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2013.
- #5,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,673 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tynisha ranks #5,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,673 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,673
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tynisha's 1,673 recorded births place it above 92.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Tynisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tynisha's full recorded timeline at 1992, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tynisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2013
- Peak year (1977)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tynisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (615 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Tynisha's strongest decade.
615 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tynisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
328 births
- 1980s
1980s
615 births
- 1990s
1990s
562 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 615 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tynisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tynisha's total volume
Tynisha by state
Where Tynisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 87 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 80 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 55 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 34 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 32 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.1% |
91 of 1,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Tynisha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tynisha's data
- Tynisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (615 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tynishas (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tynisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tynisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.