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Girl name

Tinesha

100% girls · last recorded 2003

Tinesha has been given to about 762 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 739
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tinesha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 42
  • Born in 20250
  • All time762

How popular is Tinesha?

Its best year was 1982, when 42 babies were given the name, ranking 2367th. The typical living American called Tinesha is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Tinesha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tanesha0.84
  2. Tyesha0.81
  3. Iesha0.79
  4. Tisha0.74
  5. Ayesha0.71
  6. Tanisha0.69
  7. Trisha0.63
  8. Lakesha0.63

Middle names for Tinesha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tinesha Rose0.85
  2. Tinesha Louise0.85
  3. Tinesha June0.84
  4. Tinesha Pearl0.84
  5. Tinesha Quinn0.84
  6. Tinesha Nell0.84

Sibling names for Tinesha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.70
  2. Meredithsister · 0.68
  3. Dustinbrother · 0.67
  4. Bethanysister · 0.67
  5. Caseyeither · 0.66
  6. Coreybrother · 0.66

Where Tinesha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tinesha White0.80
    2. Tinesha Reyes0.80
    3. Tinesha Nguyen0.80
    4. Tinesha Moore0.80
    5. Tinesha Lee0.80
    6. Tinesha Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tinesha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.