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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 743 girlsAKMaine: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 871 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 793 girlsIDMontana: #184 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 777 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,459 girlsMNIllinois: #427 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,084 girlsILWisconsin: #360 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,968 girlsWIMichigan: #298 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsMINew York: #449 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,014 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedRIOregon: #237 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,279 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: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,190 girlsIAIndiana: #405 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsINOhio: #226 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsOHPennsylvania: #225 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsPANew Jersey: #262 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,750 girlsNJConnecticut: #381 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,888 girlsCTCalifornia: #851 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 7,693 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedUTColorado: #288 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsCONebraska: #293 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,904 girlsNEMissouri: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsMOKentucky: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsWVVirginia: #191 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsVAMaryland: #159 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 876 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedDEArizona: #592 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,904 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedARTennessee: #349 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #159 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 912 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,530 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #118 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 513 girlsDCOklahoma: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,348 girlsOKLouisiana: #295 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsLAMississippi: #314 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsMSAlabama: #295 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsALGeorgia: #260 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,570 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedHITexas: #885 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 8,229 girlsTXFlorida: #248 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#118 · 1 in 513
  2. Maryland#159 · 1 in 876
  3. North Carolina#159 · 1 in 912
  4. Maine#166 · 1 in 871
  5. Idaho#174 · 1 in 793

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#118111 in 513
Maryland#159281 in 876
North Carolina#159391 in 912
Maine#16671 in 871
Idaho#17471 in 793
Montana#18451 in 777
Virginia#191291 in 1,163
Alaska#19351 in 743
Pennsylvania#225471 in 1,462
Ohio#226471 in 1,446
Washington#235211 in 1,295
Oregon#237121 in 1,279
Florida#248421 in 1,582
Kansas#248101 in 1,449
Georgia#260241 in 1,570
New Jersey#262241 in 1,750
Kentucky#278111 in 1,905
West Virginia#28551 in 1,889
Colorado#288131 in 1,679
Nebraska#29351 in 1,904
Alabama#295121 in 1,778
Louisiana#295171 in 1,659
Michigan#298271 in 2,094
Mississippi#31481 in 1,719
Massachusetts#341141 in 2,507
Missouri#349121 in 2,617
Tennessee#349111 in 2,505
Wisconsin#360101 in 2,968
Oklahoma#36881 in 2,348
South Carolina#37971 in 2,530
Connecticut#38161 in 2,888
Iowa#39951 in 3,190
Indiana#405101 in 3,286
Minnesota#41181 in 3,459
Illinois#427231 in 3,084
New York#449361 in 3,014
Arizona#59261 in 3,904
California#851271 in 7,693
Texas#885161 in 8,229
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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 1986

girls
#351
678 births · 1 in 2,530 girls
boys
#5,926
6 births · 1 in 306,919 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #351Tia678

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #5,926Tia6
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,530 of them was named Tia, which outranked 97.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #348Cierra688
  2. #349Cecilia686
  3. #350Tanisha679
  4. #351Tia678
  5. #352Jana677
  6. #353Leticia673
  7. #354Sherry672
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 306,919 of them was named Tia, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #5,332Zebulin7
  2. #5,332Zeeshan7
  3. #5,332Ziad7
  4. #5,926Tia6
  5. #5,926Aaric6
  6. #5,926Aarin6
  7. #5,926Abayomi6
  8. #6,721Aalok5
  9. #6,721Aamer5
  10. #6,721Aaronjames5

Tied with 794 names at #5,926; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →