Recorded 1988–2011 Girls' name Peak 1997 207 births

Tyshay — girls' name

207 babies named Tyshay in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s1062000s752010s19
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tyshay was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tyshay in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyshay

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Tyshay between 1988 and 2011, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyshay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyshay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tyshay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tyshay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyshay 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 207 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.

Tyshay at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

207

Since 1988

24 years of records

Peak year

1997

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1988

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tyshay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1988

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1997)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 20112007200219991996199319901988 7

Tyshay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
106 births that decade — 51% of Tyshay's all-time total
1980s71990s1062000s752010s19

Tyshay by state

Where Tyshay concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tyshay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
10 4.8%
Maryland share of Tyshay's total US births 4.8%

10 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyshay?
207 babies have been named Tyshay since 1988. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1997 with 14 births.
When was Tyshay most popular?
Tyshay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Tyshay most popular?
The top states for the name Tyshay are Maryland (10 births).
How long has the name Tyshay been used?
Tyshay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 24 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Tyshay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tysha, Tyson, Tyshae, 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, 1988–2011 (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.