Is Tyisha a boy or girl name?

Tyisha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,829 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Tyisha

Recorded 1972–2011 · United States

Tyisha was most popular in 1979, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,013 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,829 people named Tyisha.

Tyisha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tyisha’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tyisha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tyisha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,829 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 Tyisha

Where Tyisha 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