Recorded 1977–1994 Girls' name Peak 1984 32 births

Tyshema — girls' name

32 babies named Tyshema in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s161990s11
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tyshema was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tyshema in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyshema

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Tyshema between 1977 and 1994, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyshema currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyshema performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tyshema shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyshema 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 32 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.

Tyshema at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

32

Since 1977

18 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1977

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1994

Tyshema popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1977

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 199419931985198419821977 5

Tyshema by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 50% of Tyshema's all-time total
1970s51980s161990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyshema?
32 babies have been named Tyshema since 1977. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Tyshema most popular?
Tyshema was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Tyshema been used?
Tyshema has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 18 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Tyshema?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tysha, Tyson, Tyshae, Tyshay, 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, 1977–1994 (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.