Holding steady.
Popularity of Tymesha since 1975
Babies named Tymesha per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1990, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Tymesha's real moment was 1999.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 59 |
| 1990s | 142 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Tymesha is a modern American name that first appeared in Social Security records in 1975, reflecting the inventive naming trends of the era. It has never entered the U.S. top 1,000, and its peak popularity came in 1999, after which usage remained stable at a very low level. The name is constructed from the prefix Ty- and the suffix -esha, a pattern common in African American naming. Due to its rarity, Tymesha does not have strong regional associations, but its style fits within late 20th-century coinages like Keisha and Shanice.
Tymesha is a modern American coinage that emerged in the 1970s, seemingly formed by combining the prefix Ty- (as in Tyrone or Tyra) with the popular suffix -esha, reminiscent of names like Aisha or Keisha. The name likely arose within African American naming traditions, where creative phonetic constructions and unique spellings became common. It has no known historical or linguistic derivation.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ty, Meesha
Sibling names for Tymesha
Names that share Tymesha's style, for a brother or sister.
