How Many People Are Named Tisa?
An estimated 1,272 people in the United States have the first name Tisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Tisa peaked in popularity in 1970 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tisa 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 Tisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,272
About 1 in 269,461 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
144 births
Total Registered
1,447
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tisa
Tisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,447 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tisa as a female name
Ranked #17,458 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1970 (144 births)
Tisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tisa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 631 babies were registered. Tisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tisa by Decade
How has Tisa 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.
Tisa by State
Birth registrations for Tisa span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana. On average, about 20 Tisas were registered per state.
Tisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tisa
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tisa?
We estimate approximately 1,272 people named Tisa 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 269,461 Americans share this first name.
Is Tisa a common name?
Tisa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,447 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tisa most popular?
Tisa reached peak popularity in 1970, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tisa is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tisa a female name?
Tisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tisa Smith, Tisa Johnson, Tisa 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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