Tesha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEH-shah
- Origin
- Modern
Tesha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tesha come from?
Modern: modern US coinage
Is Tesha a girl's or a boy's name?
Tesha is a girls' name.
How popular is Tesha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 95 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Tesha in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1987, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tesha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,665 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 55 | #2,317 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 50 | #2,478 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 38 | #2,610 |
| 1986 | 34 | #2,778 |
| 1985 | 54 | #1,996 |
| 1984 | 48 | #2,080 |
| 1983 | 62 | #1,733 |
| 1982 | 83 | #1,445 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,528 |
| 1980 | 83 | #1,460 |
| 1979 | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1978 | 95 | #1,281 |
| 1977 | 80 | #1,404 |
| 1976 | 69 | #1,499 |
| 1975 | 82 | #1,326 |
| 1974 | 79 | #1,334 |
| 1973 | 69 | #1,418 |
| 1972 | 66 | #1,456 |
| 1971 | 79 | #1,350 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,584 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,897 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,655 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Tesha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha Priya Kridha Radhika Aviva Dhara Vibha Nika Pranshi Anja Viha Sasha
Names related to Tesha
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Tesha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tesha, updated 20 October 2026.