[ 2 syll. ti-sa, tis-a ] The baby girl name Tisa is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced T IY-Saa- †. Tisa's origin is Latin, Old Greek, and African-Swahili, and its use, Swahili.From African-Swahili roots, its meaning is 'ninth-born'.In addition, Tisa is a familiar form of the English and French Laetitia in the Swahili language.Tisa is also a familiar form of the English and German Theresa in the Swahili language.orms of Tisa include the names Tesa, Tesah, Tisah, Tiza, Tysa, and Tyssa. Tisa is an uncommon baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1970, 0.008% of baby girls were named Tisa. It was #912 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today.