How Many People Are Named Tekisha?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Tekisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tekisha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tekisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tekisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1978
37 births
Total Registered
340
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tekisha
Tekisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 340 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tekisha as a female name
Ranked #8,667 in 1993
10 female births in 1993
Peak: 1978 (37 births)
Tekisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tekisha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 171 babies were registered. Tekisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tekisha by Decade
How has Tekisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tekisha by State
Tekisha + Last Name Combinations
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Tekisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tekisha?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Tekisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Tekisha a common name?
Tekisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 340 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tekisha most popular?
Tekisha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tekisha is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tekisha a female name?
Tekisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tekisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tekisha Smith, Tekisha Johnson, Tekisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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