Recorded 1964–2013 Girls' name Peak 1974 853 births

Tysha — girls' name

853 babies named Tysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s441970s3231980s1681990s2102000s952010s13
1970s
Peak decade

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

1974
Single peak year

55 babies were named Tysha in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 853 babies named Tysha between 1964 and 2013, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tysha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 323 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tysha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tysha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tysha 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 853 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.

Tysha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

853

Since 1964

50 years of records

Peak year

1974

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1964

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1964

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1974)
55
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0204060 201320031997199119851979197319671964 5

Tysha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
323 births that decade — 38% of Tysha's all-time total
1960s441970s3231980s1681990s2102000s952010s13

Tysha by state

Where Tysha concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tysha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 2.1%
#2 Ohio
10 1.2%
#3 Texas
10 1.2%
#4 California
6 0.7%
#5 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#6 Virginia
5 0.6%
New York share of Tysha's total US births 2.1%
Even split

18 of 853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tysha?
853 babies have been named Tysha since 1964. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1974 with 55 births.
When was Tysha most popular?
Tysha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 323 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tysha most popular?
The top states for the name Tysha are New York (18 births), Ohio (10 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Tysha been used?
Tysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 50 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tysha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyson, Tyshae, Tyshay, Tyshawna, 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, 1964–2013 (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.