Tylesha
A feminine name of English origin meaning "beautiful, pretty, elegant."
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Tylesha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tylesha today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tylesha births was 1999 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tylesha. 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
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
1999
21 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2004 SSA rank
#18,665
Tracked since 1981
Census
Tylesha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 181 people with the first name Tylesha, which placed it at #40,888 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
#40,888
National first-name rank
People counted
181
181 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
89.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tylesha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylesha is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.0%) and Hispanic (3.9%). 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 Tylesha 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 Tylesha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American89.5% · 162
- Two or more races5.0% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 2
- White0.6% · 1
Popularity
Tylesha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tylesha from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 121 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tylesha 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 Tylesha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tylesha
The name Tylesha is believed to have originated from a combination of the English name Tyler and the Hebrew name Lesha. It is a relatively modern name, with no known historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures.
Tyler is an English surname derived from the occupational term "tiler," referring to someone who laid tiles or bricks. It gained popularity as a given name in the late 20th century. Lesha, on the other hand, is a feminine Hebrew name meaning "belonging to God" or "consecrated to God."
The earliest recorded use of the name Tylesha is unclear, but it is thought to have emerged in the late 20th century, likely as a creative fusion of the two names Tyler and Lesha. While the name is relatively uncommon, there are a few notable individuals who have borne it.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name is Tylesha Render, an American singer and actress born in 1987. She has appeared in several TV shows and movies, including "Good Luck Charlie" and "The Thundermans."
Another notable Tylesha is Tylesha Sewell, an American professional basketball player born in 1993. She played college basketball at the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the Atlanta Dream in the 2015 WNBA draft.
In the world of sports, there is also Tylesha Green, an American professional soccer player born in 1992. She played for the University of Florida and has represented the United States at the youth international level.
Tylesha Fairley is an American entrepreneur and business owner who founded the company "Tylesha's Dip" in 2018, which offers a variety of dips and seasonings.
Lastly, Tylesha Stovall is an American author and poet born in 1985. She has published several works, including the poetry collection "Tylesha's Thoughts" and the children's book "The Adventures of Tylesha and Trey."
While the name Tylesha is relatively uncommon, these individuals have helped establish its presence and contribute to its unique identity.
People
Tylesha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tylesha 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
Tylesha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tylesha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tylesha 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 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Tylesha a common name?
We classify Tylesha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 210 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tylesha most popular?
The single biggest year for Tylesha was 1999, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tylesha is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tylesha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 181 people with the name Tylesha, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,888 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 Tylesha 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 Tylesha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tylesha appears almost entirely female. Of the 188 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Tylesha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylesha is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.0%) and Hispanic (3.9%). 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 Tylesha most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tylesha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.5% (162 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 Tylesha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tylesha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tylesha in the SSA data are female. 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 Tylesha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tylesha 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 Tylesha 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 Tylesha?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.