How Many People Are Named Tykesha?
An estimated 202 people in the United States have the first name Tykesha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Tykesha peaked in popularity in 1981 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tykesha 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 Tykesha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
202
About 1 in 1,696,804 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1981
19 births
Total Registered
214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tykesha
Tykesha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 214 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tykesha as a female name
Ranked #10,703 in 2000
9 female births in 2000
Peak: 1981 (19 births)
Tykesha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tykesha span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 89 babies were registered. Tykesha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tykesha by Decade
How has Tykesha 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.
Tykesha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tykesha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tykesha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tykesha?
We estimate approximately 202 people named Tykesha 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 1,696,804 Americans share this first name.
Is Tykesha a common name?
Tykesha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tykesha most popular?
Tykesha reached peak popularity in 1981, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tykesha is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tykesha a female name?
Tykesha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tykesha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tykesha Smith, Tykesha Johnson, Tykesha 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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