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Girl name

Tyisha

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Tyisha has been given to about 1,829 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,781
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tyisha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 105
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,829

How popular is Tyisha?

Its best year was 1979, when 105 babies were given the name, ranking 1237th. The typical living American called Tyisha is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Tyisha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tisha0.97
  2. Trisha0.88
  3. Kisha0.82
  4. Isha0.82
  5. Misha0.82
  6. Tyesha0.80
  7. Aisha0.77
  8. Tasha0.75

Middle names for Tyisha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tyisha Josephine0.84
  2. Tyisha Rose0.83
  3. Tyisha Louise0.83
  4. Tyisha June0.82
  5. Tyisha Pearl0.82
  6. Tyisha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tyisha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.75
  2. Bethanysister · 0.73
  3. Caseyeither · 0.72
  4. Dustinbrother · 0.72
  5. Meredithsister · 0.71
  6. Coreybrother · 0.71

Where Tyisha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tyisha White0.78
    2. Tyisha Reyes0.78
    3. Tyisha Nguyen0.78
    4. Tyisha Moore0.78
    5. Tyisha Lee0.78
    6. Tyisha Hill0.78

    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 Tyisha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    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.