Tamisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ta-MEE-sha
- Origin
- Modern
Tamisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tamisha come from?
Modern: Ta- prefix with -misha, on the pattern of Tanisha
Is Tamisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Tamisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Tamisha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 girls.
Tamisha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Tamisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1974, with 122 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Tamisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tamisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 42 | #2,820 |
| 1992 | 59 | #2,234 |
| 1991 | 65 | #2,067 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,697 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,736 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,661 |
| 1986 | 80 | #1,525 |
| 1985 | 74 | #1,603 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 104 | #1,220 |
| 1982 | 115 | #1,187 |
| 1981 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1980 | 115 | #1,169 |
| 1979 | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1978 | 115 | #1,126 |
| 1977 | 112 | #1,131 |
| 1976 | 105 | #1,131 |
| 1975 | 88 | #1,269 |
| 1974 | 122 | #994 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,698 |
| 1971 | 32 | #2,375 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Names like Tamisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha Aisha Tanisha Halima Khadija Summer Habiba Samira Taiba Saba Zaisha Fariha
Names related to Tamisha
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tamisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tamisha, updated 20 October 2026.