How Many People Are Named Tisha?
An estimated 8,613 people in the United States have the first name Tisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Tisha peaked in popularity in 1971 with 868 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tisha 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 Tisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,613
About 1 in 39,795 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1971
868 births
Total Registered
9,533
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tisha
Tisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,533 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tisha as a female name
Ranked #8,879 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (868 births)
Tisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tisha span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 5,076 babies were registered. Tisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tisha by Decade
How has Tisha 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.
Tisha by State
Birth registrations for Tisha span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Idaho, Minnesota. On average, about 179 Tishas were registered per state.
Tisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tisha
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tisha?
We estimate approximately 8,613 people named Tisha 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 39,795 Americans share this first name.
Is Tisha a common name?
Tisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,533 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tisha most popular?
Tisha reached peak popularity in 1971, when 868 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tisha is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tisha a female name?
Tisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tisha Smith, Tisha Johnson, Tisha 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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