Is Tinisha a boy or girl name?

Tinisha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,145 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tinisha

Recorded 1969–2003 · United States

Tinisha was most popular in 1980, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,690 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,145 people named Tinisha.

Tinisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tinisha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tinisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tinisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,145 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 Tinisha

Where Tinisha 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