Tishawn
An Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Toiréachtan, meaning "descendant of Thor."
Name Census estimates that about 272 living Americans carry the first name Tishawn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 81.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Tishawn today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tishawn births was 1979 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tishawn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
272
~ 1 in 1,260,126 Americans
Peak year
1979
17 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2021 SSA rank
#11,321
Tracked since 1970
Census
Tishawn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 281 people with the first name Tishawn, which placed it at #30,797 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,797
National first-name rank
People counted
281
281 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tishawn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tishawn is Black at 86.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.3%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tishawn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tishawn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.8% · 244
- Two or more races5.3% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 10
- White1.8% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Tishawn
Tishawn leans heavily male at 81.4% of total registrations, but 52 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tishawn as a male name
- Ranked #11,986 in 2021
- 6 male births in 2021
- Peak: 1999 (17 births)
Tishawn as a female name
- Ranked #11,321 in 1990
- 7 female births in 1990
- Peak: 1979 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tishawn on both sides of the split. Of the 272 people counted with this name, 194 were male (71.3%) and 78 were female (28.7%).
Popularity
Tishawn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tishawn from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 92 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tishawn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tishawn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tishawns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tishawn
The name Tishawn has its origins in the Semitic languages, specifically derived from the Hebrew name Tishan, which means "gift" or "present." It is believed to have emerged during the ancient times in the Middle Eastern region around the first millennium BCE.
Tishawn, or variations of it, can be found in some ancient Hebrew texts and religious scriptures. However, its usage was relatively rare and obscure, as it was not a common name among the Israelites or other Semitic peoples of the time.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Tishawn can be traced back to the 12th century CE, where it appears sporadically in historical records from the Levant region. One notable individual bearing this name was Tishawn al-Dimashqi, a Syrian scholar and philosopher who lived in Damascus during the 12th century.
In the following centuries, the name Tishawn remained relatively uncommon, with only a handful of individuals recorded in various historical documents from the Middle East and North Africa. One such individual was Tishawn ibn Khalid, a 14th-century Arab poet and writer from Egypt.
As the name spread beyond its geographic origins, it underwent various modifications and adaptations across different cultures and languages. One notable bearer of a similar name was Tiziano Vecellio, better known as Titian, the famous Italian Renaissance painter who lived from 1488 to 1576.
In more recent times, the name Tishawn gained some popularity in certain regions, particularly in the United States. One noteworthy individual was Tishawn Shakir, an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Other individuals with the name Tishawn include Tishawn Bey, an American football player in the early 2000s, and Tishawn Curry, an American artist and sculptor known for her abstract works in the late 20th century.
While not a widely popular name, Tishawn has a rich linguistic and cultural heritage, reflecting its ancient Semitic origins and its evolution across various regions and time periods.
People
Tishawn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tishawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tishawn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tishawn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 272 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tishawn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,260,126 US residents.
Is Tishawn a common name?
We classify Tishawn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 280 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tishawn most popular?
The single biggest year for Tishawn was 1979, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tishawn is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tishawn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 281 people with the name Tishawn, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,797 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tishawn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tishawn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tishawn on both sides of the split. Of the 272 people counted with this name, 194 were male (71.3%) and 78 were female (28.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tishawn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tishawn is Black at 86.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.3%) and Hispanic (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tishawn most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tishawn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.8% (244 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tishawn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tishawn a male name?
Yes, 81.4% of people registered as Tishawn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tishawn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tishawn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tishawn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Tishawn?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.