How Many People Are Named Tesha?
An estimated 1,666 people in the United States have the first name Tesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Tesha peaked in popularity in 1978 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tesha 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 Tesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,666
About 1 in 205,735 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1978
95 births
Total Registered
1,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tesha
Tesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,804 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tesha as a female name
Ranked #20,311 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1978 (95 births)
Tesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tesha span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 768 babies were registered. Tesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tesha by Decade
How has Tesha 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.
Tesha by State
Birth registrations for Tesha span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Maryland. On average, about 26 Teshas were registered per state.
Tesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tesha?
We estimate approximately 1,666 people named Tesha 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 205,735 Americans share this first name.
Is Tesha a common name?
Tesha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tesha most popular?
Tesha reached peak popularity in 1978, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tesha is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tesha a female name?
Tesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tesha Smith, Tesha Johnson, Tesha 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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