How Many People Are Named Tinisha?
An estimated 1,072 people in the United States have the first name Tinisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Tinisha peaked in popularity in 1980 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tinisha 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 Tinisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,072
About 1 in 319,734 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1980
67 births
Total Registered
1,145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tinisha
Tinisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,145 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tinisha as a female name
Ranked #12,332 in 2003
8 female births in 2003
Peak: 1980 (67 births)
Tinisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tinisha span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 515 babies were registered. Tinisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tinisha by Decade
How has Tinisha 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.
Tinisha by State
Birth registrations for Tinisha span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 19 Tinishas were registered per state.
Tinisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tinisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tinisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tinisha?
We estimate approximately 1,072 people named Tinisha 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 319,734 Americans share this first name.
Is Tinisha a common name?
Tinisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tinisha most popular?
Tinisha reached peak popularity in 1980, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tinisha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tinisha a female name?
Tinisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tinisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tinisha Smith, Tinisha Johnson, Tinisha 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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