girl's name
Tisha
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 9,844
Tisha is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1971, when 868 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1886.
Tisha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 39 |
| 1950s | 127 |
| 1960s | 1,105 |
| 1970s | 5,076 |
| 1980s | 1,936 |
| 1990s | 827 |
| 2000s | 207 |
| 2010s | 133 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 71 |
How popular is Tisha?
In 2025, Tisha was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Tisha is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tisha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tisha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tisha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tisha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tisha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tisha
How popular is the name Tisha?
In 2025, Tisha was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Tisha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Tisha most popular?
Tisha peaked in 1971, when 868 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Tisha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tisha currently ranks #2,832 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.