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Tikisha

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Pronounced tih-KEE-shuh /tɪˈkiː.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Tikisha is a modern American coinage pairing a Ti- opener with the popular -kisha element seen in Keisha, itself often linked to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia'. It is best read as an invented rhythmic name rather than one with a single fixed etymology.Low

In 30 seconds: Tikisha is an invented -kisha name — the same sound-family as Keisha, built for rhythm rather than a fixed root (said 'tih-KEE-shuh').

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MeaningTikisha is a modern American coinage pairing a Ti- opener with the popular -kisha element seen in Keisha, itself often linked to the biblical Keziah, 'cassia'. It is best read as an invented rhythmic name rather than one with a single fixed etymology.

U.S. rank (1990)#15102 ↘ Falling

1990 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1977

Total births (all-time)≈ 278

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tikisha is a coinage from the wave of -kisha and -eisha names that flourished in African-American naming through the nineteen-seventies. Its closest cousin, Keisha, is sometimes tied to the biblical Keziah ('cassia'), and Tikisha borrows that pleasing shape without a single settled meaning.

It was never common, appearing only briefly around 1977 before disappearing from the record within about a decade. A Tikisha today would be in her late forties, and the name reads as a distinctive marker of its moment.

Did you know? Tikisha rose and fell inside a narrow window around the late nineteen-seventies, given to only a few dozen girls a year even at its brief peak.

Overall data confidence 35%

References — Tikisha — coinage in the Keisha sound-family

Variations

TakishaTekishaTykisha

Nicknames

KishaTia

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Keisha— the well-known name in Tikisha's sound-family

Lakisha— a like -kisha coinage of the same era

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Tamika— a like rhythmic coinage of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tikisha mean?

Tikisha is a modern American coinage built on the -kisha sound-family seen in Keisha; it has no single fixed meaning.

How do you pronounce Tikisha?

It's said tih-KEE-shuh /tɪˈkiː.ʃə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tikisha a boy or girl name?

Tikisha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tikisha?

Tikisha has always been rare in the U.S., a short-lived coinage of the late twentieth century.