Tyasha
Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Harris was selected to third team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2020.
Meaning & Origin of Tyasha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyasha Pearl Desiree Harris is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Harris was selected to third team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) in 2020.
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The Story of Tyasha
Tyasha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 8 Tyashas were born — ranking #9,586 that year. As of 2026, Tyasha ranks #12,056 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Tyashas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tyasha
Tyasha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Tyasha's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #9,586. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyasha'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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