Tineshia
A feminine name derived from indigenous American roots, of obscure meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 87 living Americans carry the first name Tineshia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tineshia today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tineshia births was 1988 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tineshia. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tineshia. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
87
~ 1 in 3,939,705 Americans
Peak year
1988
9 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
1995 SSA rank
#13,278
Tracked since 1975
Popularity
Tineshia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tineshia from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 49 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Tineshia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tineshia 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 Tineshia 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 Tineshia
The name Tineshia has its origins in a combination of the Arabic names Tina and Neshia. The name Tina is derived from the Arabic word "teen" meaning "fig tree," while Neshia comes from the Arabic word "nesh" meaning "to rise or lift up."
In the early 8th century, during the Islamic Golden Age, the name Tineshia emerged as a popular name among Arabic families in the Middle East. It was often given to girls born under the influence of certain astrological signs or during special celestial events, as the name was believed to bring good fortune and success.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tineshia can be found in the historical chronicles of the Abbasid Caliphate, where a prominent scholar and poet named Tineshia bint Khalid al-Basri (740-810 AD) is mentioned. She was renowned for her contributions to Arabic literature and her patronage of the arts.
Throughout the medieval period, the name Tineshia gained popularity across the Muslim world, particularly in regions such as Persia, North Africa, and Andalusia (modern-day Spain). Several notable figures bore this name, including Tineshia al-Qurtubiyya (1020-1085), a renowned mathematician and astronomer from Cordoba, and Tineshia al-Baghdadi (1180-1245), a celebrated Sufi mystic and poet from Baghdad.
As the Islamic empires expanded and trade routes opened up, the name Tineshia spread to other parts of the world, including India and Southeast Asia. In the 14th century, a prominent Indian ruler named Tineshia Begum (1320-1389) is recorded in the annals of the Delhi Sultanate, known for her patronage of art and architecture.
Another notable figure was Tineshia al-Samarqandi (1456-1528), a renowned scholar and calligrapher from Samarkand, in present-day Uzbekistan, who was celebrated for her mastery of the Arabic script and her contributions to the preservation of Islamic manuscripts.
While the name Tineshia has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, it has transcended geographical boundaries and has been embraced by various communities around the world, often with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation.
People
Tineshia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tineshia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tineshia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tineshia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 87 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tineshia 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 3,939,705 US residents.
Is Tineshia a common name?
We classify Tineshia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 92 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tineshia most popular?
The single biggest year for Tineshia was 1988, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tineshia is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Tineshia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tineshia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tineshia 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 Tineshia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tineshia 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 Tineshia 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Tineshia?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Tineshia, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.