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How to Pronounce Tylisha

Pronounced ty-LEE-shuh /taɪˈliː.ʃə/High

Meaning: Tylisha is a coined name that puts a Ty- opening on the -isha ending shared by Talisha, Latisha, and Keisha. The -isha element became a productive suffix in African American naming, and names built on it are inventive modern forms rather than inheritors of a single ancient root. Tylisha is one such rhythmic coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Tylisha is a coined name, a Ty- take on Talisha or Latisha, using the popular -isha ending. It saw light use, peaking in the early 1990s (said ty-LEE-shuh).

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTylisha is a coined name that puts a Ty- opening on the -isha ending shared by Talisha, Latisha, and Keisha. The -isha element became a productive suffix in African American naming, and names built on it are inventive modern forms rather than inheritors of a single ancient root. Tylisha is one such rhythmic coinage.

U.S. rank (2009)#20019 ↘ Falling

2009 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1993

Total births (all-time)≈ 497

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

Tylisha comes from the African American tradition of forming new names from familiar elements. Its -isha ending, shared with Talisha, Latisha, and Keisha, was one of the most productive suffixes of late-twentieth-century American naming. The Ty- opening gives Tylisha its own identity. Names of this kind are genuine modern coinages, valued for sound and originality rather than for an inherited meaning.

Tylisha stayed uncommon, with only a few dozen girls a year receiving it around its early-1990s high point before it tapered off. A girl named Tylisha then would be in her early thirties today. It reads as a bright, rhythmic name of its era; because it is coined, its meaning is best described through its family of -isha names rather than a single root word.

Did you know? The busy -isha suffix links Tylisha to a whole neighborhood of names - Talisha, Latisha, Keisha - each built by attaching it to a different opening.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Tylisha / Talisha — -isha suffix coinage; African American naming tradition

Variations

TalishaTyleishaTyleshaLatisha

Nicknames

TyLisha

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If you like Tylisha…

Talisha— the closest sister name, same -isha ending with a Ta- opening

Latisha— a same-era -isha name of the same tradition

Tyesha— another Ty- name sharing the opening and rhythm

Keisha— a well-known -isha family name of the same style

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tylisha mean?

Tylisha is a coined name, a Ty- variant of Talisha or Latisha, built on the popular -isha ending.

How do you pronounce Tylisha?

It is said ty-LEE-shuh /taɪˈliː.ʃə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Tylisha a boy or girl name?

Tylisha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tylisha?

Tylisha has always been uncommon, a modern coined name most seen in the early nineties.