The first name Tisha
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.
Tisha is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 girls were named Tisha, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 13 births (#1,748).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tisha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tisha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Tisha, the 6,304th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 868 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Tisha
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tisha CampbellAmerican actress, born 1968
- Tisha VenturiniAmerican soccer player, born 1973
- Tisha VollemanDutch artistic gymnast, born 1999
Questions
- How popular is the name Tisha?
- In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Tisha, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2006, with 13 births.
- Is Tisha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,552 US babies named Tisha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tisha most popular?
- 1971 in the United States, when 868 babies were named Tisha, its highest rank at 311th.