Tisha
Tisha or Tishah is the Hebrew word for the number nine, as in Tisha B'Av, an annual fasting day in Judaism.
- English
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Tisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tisha or Tishah is the Hebrew word for the number nine, as in Tisha B'Av, an annual fasting day in Judaism.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- African American
The Story of Tisha
Tisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 868 Tishas were born — ranking #311 that year. As of 2026, Tisha ranks #9,214 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 10K Tishas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tisha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tisha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Tisha
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Tisha Abundo (born 1949), Philippine sports commissioner
- Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), American actress and singer
- Tisha Martin (21st century), British actress and singer
- Tisha Sterling (born 1944), American actress
- Tisha Terrasini Banker (born 1973), American actress
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Names that sound like Tisha
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About the name Tisha
Tisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Tisha's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #311. Use the chart and map above to compare Tisha'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.