Girls' name · since 1977
Tysa
37 babies named Tysa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #38,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tysa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Tysa recorded 37 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1990.
- #38,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tysa ranks #38,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #38,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tysa's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tysa's full recorded timeline at 1981, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1990
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Tysa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (16 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Tysa's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Tysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Tysa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tysa: 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 (~13 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, 1977–1990 (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 Tysa 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.