How Many People Are Named Tynisha?
An estimated 1,582 people in the United States have the first name Tynisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Tynisha peaked in popularity in 1977 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tynisha 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 Tynisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,582
About 1 in 216,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1977
82 births
Total Registered
1,668
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tynisha
Tynisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,668 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tynisha as a female name
Ranked #19,405 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1977 (82 births)
Tynisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tynisha span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 615 babies were registered. Tynisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tynisha by Decade
How has Tynisha 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.
Tynisha by State
Birth registrations for Tynisha span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Mississippi, Missouri, District of Columbia. On average, about 31 Tynishas were registered per state.
Tynisha + Last Name Combinations
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Tynisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tynisha?
We estimate approximately 1,582 people named Tynisha 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 216,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Tynisha a common name?
Tynisha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,668 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tynisha most popular?
Tynisha reached peak popularity in 1977, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tynisha is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tynisha a female name?
Tynisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tynisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tynisha Smith, Tynisha Johnson, Tynisha 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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