Is Tesha a boy or girl name?

Tesha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,804 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Tesha

Recorded 1963–2007 · United States

Tesha was most popular in 1978, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,087 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,804 people named Tesha.

Tesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tesha’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,804 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tesha

Where Tesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org