The baby name Tisha is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-shuh.
The baby name Tisha is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced TEE-shuh.
Tisha is English, Latin in Origin.
As a feminine English name, Tisha is usually a clipped form of Letitia or Latisha, with its older root in Latin. The earliest relevant form is Latin Laetitia, an abstract noun built from laetus, glad or joyful, plus the noun-forming suffix -itia. Its literal sense is joy or happiness. The spelling Tisha reflects an English diminutive pattern that preserves the final sound of Letitia while dropping the initial syllables.
In the United States, Tisha appears mainly in mid-20th-century records and reached its highest SSA showing around 1980, alongside related forms such as Latisha and Leticia. It has particular visibility in African American naming, helped by public figures including actress Tisha Campbell. Elsewhere, similar spellings may be unrelated: Hebrew tish’a is the number nine, and Russian Тиша is a masculine pet form of Timofey or Tikhon.
| Tisha Campbell Tisha Campbell is an American actress best known for her role as Gina Waters-Payne on the popular TV show 'Martin'. She also starred in the sitcom 'My Wife and Kids' and appeared in the film 'House Party'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| JM | 0 | #91 | 3 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #125 | 394 | 8,413 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BD | 0 | #153 | 76 | 5,992 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2018 | #187 | 2 | 1,665 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #214 | 11 | 7,146 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #243 | 17 | 7,507 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #298 | 19 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #308 | 44 | 8,539 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #356 | 41 | 15,987 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #370 | 21 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #490 | 26 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #513 | 6 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #515 | 9 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #517 | 37 | 20,968 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #523 | 10 | 11,342 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #530 | 47 | 10,045 |
| BH | 0 | #534 | 20 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #536 | 6 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #548 | 39 | 18,916 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #576 | 56 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #872 | 64 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #905 | 12 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #922 | 34 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #935 | 60 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,053 | 89 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 69 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,176 | 7 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,423 | 24 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Tisha is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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