Tish
Tish is a feminine given name and a nickname.
Meaning & Origin of Tish
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tish is a feminine given name and a nickname.
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The Story of Tish
Tish first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 63 Tishs were born — ranking #1,546 that year. As of 2026, Tish ranks #11,798 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 797 Tishs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tish
Tish is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 797 births in the dataset. Tish's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #1,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Tish's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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