Tia

#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #7,638
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1982 · 1,182 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,832
since 1944

Tia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tia has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #221, 1982girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,96298—
2024#1,708119—
2023#1,557136—
2022#1,818112—
2021#1,584132—
2020#1,353162—
2019#1,392161—
2018#1,406159—
2017#1,263187—
2016#1,380170—
2015#1,175214—
2014#1,235197—
2013#1,021244—
2012#958265—
2011#905288—
2010#986257—
2009#949281—
2008#875318—
2007#738395—
2006#600484—
2005#552521—
2004#505576—
2003#481612—
2002#435667—
2001#421674—
2000#405701—
1999#345867—
1998#314957—
1997#291984—
1996#2711,066—
1995#2701,015—
1994#296922—
1993#289952#7,6386
1992#286964—
1991#2611,069#8,2365
1990#304908—
1989#358717#5,6158
1988#361676—
1987#340721#5,4597
1986#351678#5,9266
1985#310782#6,5235
1984#305788—
1983#263913#3,88410
1982#2211,182#5,0037
1981#2461,010—
1980#2301,114#3,83810
1979#376599—
1978#401514—
1977#425475—
1976#392524—
1975#368563—
1974#457395—
1973#438438—
1972#479373—
1971#506374—
1970#512383—
1969#539332—
1968#455449—
1967#511346—
1966#470405—
1965#780162—
1964#885138—
1963#920131—
1962#873144—
1961#1,21183—
1960#1,10395—
1959#1,28170—
1958#1,15784—
1957#975113—
1956#1,96830—
1955#1,59741—
1954#2,02727—
1953#2,12224—
1952#1,93427—
1951#2,39118—
1950#3,23511—
1949#2,34018—
1948#5,2435—
1947#3,06112—
1946#3,4309—
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five girls were named Tia! It came in at #4,574, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1944–1945, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Tia is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedAKMaine: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNHWashington: #278 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsWAIdaho: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 750 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #260 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsMNIllinois: #360 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,433 girlsILWisconsin: #286 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,043 girlsWIMichigan: #251 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsMINew York: #400 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,672 girlsNYMassachusetts: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,499 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedRIOregon: #223 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedSDIowa: #245 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsIAIndiana: #237 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsINOhio: #232 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsOHPennsylvania: #210 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsPANew Jersey: #310 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,127 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #712 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 5,779 girlsCAUtah: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsUTColorado: #217 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsCONebraska: #307 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsNEMissouri: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,219 girlsMOKentucky: #241 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #268 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,648 girlsVAMaryland: #157 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 893 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedDEArizona: #509 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNMKansas: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedARTennessee: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #172 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 988 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #258 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,486 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #104 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 438 girlsDCOklahoma: #186 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsOKLouisiana: #332 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsLAMississippi: #207 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsMSAlabama: #364 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsALGeorgia: #257 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsGAHawaii: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 980 girlsHITexas: #530 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,810 girlsTXFlorida: #210 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#104 · 1 in 438
  2. Maryland#157 · 1 in 893
  3. Idaho#168 · 1 in 750
  4. North Carolina#172 · 1 in 988
  5. Oklahoma#186 · 1 in 1,059

Best ever in a state: #68 in Hawaii, 1997.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#104131 in 438
Maryland#157271 in 893
Idaho#16881 in 750
North Carolina#172361 in 988
Oklahoma#186191 in 1,059
Mississippi#207141 in 1,053
Florida#210491 in 1,332
Pennsylvania#210541 in 1,280
Colorado#217181 in 1,220
Oregon#223131 in 1,203
Maine#23051 in 1,272
Ohio#232451 in 1,535
Tennessee#233191 in 1,462
Indiana#237221 in 1,547
Kentucky#241141 in 1,518
Iowa#245111 in 1,568
Hawaii#24951 in 980
Michigan#251341 in 1,684
Georgia#257231 in 1,613
South Carolina#258121 in 1,486
Minnesota#260161 in 1,784
Kansas#26491 in 1,628
Virginia#268201 in 1,648
Utah#278101 in 1,435
Washington#278171 in 1,626
Wisconsin#286151 in 2,043
Nebraska#30751 in 2,001
New Jersey#310191 in 2,127
Louisiana#332151 in 2,005
Illinois#360301 in 2,433
Alabama#36491 in 2,421
New York#400401 in 2,672
Missouri#405101 in 3,219
Massachusetts#418101 in 3,499
Arizona#50971 in 3,285
Texas#530351 in 3,810
California#712351 in 5,779
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tia
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 254 spots since 2024 (#1,708 → #1,962)
  • 609 spots since 2020 (#1,353 → #1,962)
  • 787 spots since 2015 (#1,175 → #1,962)
  • Biggest jump: 993 spots in 1957 (#1,968 → #975)
  • Biggest drop: 182 spots in 1958 (#975 → #1,157)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1982 at #221 (1,182 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 52 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1962–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,433
  • Highest: 1 in 1,433 girls born in 1982 were named Tia (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 28.7% of all girls named Tia (9,704) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s49#2,340 (1949)#3,730
1950s445#975 (1957)#1,869
1960s2,285#455 (1968)#775
1970s4,638#368 (1975)#435
1980s8,581#221 (1982)#299
1990s9,704#261 (1991)#293
2000s5,229#405 (2000)#596
2010s2,142#905 (2011)#1,172
2020s759#1,353 (2020)#1,664

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tia in 1985

girls
#310
782 births · 1 in 2,201 girls
boys
#6,523
5 births · 1 in 369,642 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #310Tia782

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #6,523Tia5
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,201 of them was named Tia, which outranked 97.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #307Briana788
  2. #308Kristie783
  3. #308Leticia783
  4. #310Tia782
  5. #311Laurie779
  6. #312Leigh773
  7. #313Elisabeth771
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 369,642 of them was named Tia, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #5,785Zacharey6
  2. #5,785Zakaria6
  3. #5,785Zebediah6
  4. #6,523Tia5
  5. #6,523Aamil5
  6. #6,523Aarik5
  7. #6,523Abayomi5

Tied with 1,063 names at #6,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →