Girls' name · since 1988
Tyshay
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 207 babies named Tyshay, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyshay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 207 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyshay has been recorded 207 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2011.
- #19,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 207 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyshay ranks #19,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 207 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 207
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyshay's 207 recorded births place it above 73.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Tyshay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tyshay's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tyshay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2011
- Peak year (1997)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tyshay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (106 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Tyshay's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tyshay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 106 births (51% of all-time use).
Tyshay by state
Where Tyshay concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 10 | 4.8% |
10 of 207 births nationwide.
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- Tyshay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Tyshays (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyshay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1988–2011 (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 Tyshay 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.