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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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
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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—
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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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #182 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 706 girlsAKMaine: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 699 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNHWashington: #255 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsWAIdaho: #146 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 642 girlsIDMontana: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 512 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #296 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsMNIllinois: #394 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,665 girlsILWisconsin: #255 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,723 girlsWIMichigan: #324 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsMINew York: #430 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,828 girlsNYMassachusetts: #468 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,849 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedRIOregon: #186 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 945 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: #234 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,442 girlsIAIndiana: #188 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsINOhio: #267 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsOHPennsylvania: #260 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsPANew Jersey: #437 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,199 girlsNJConnecticut: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsCTCalifornia: #860 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 7,394 girlsCAUtah: #260 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsUTColorado: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,287 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #423 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,253 girlsMOKentucky: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,637 girlsKYWest Virginia: #182 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 977 girlsWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsVAMaryland: #264 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedDEArizona: #353 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNMKansas: #331 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsKSArkansas: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,082 girlsARTennessee: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,862 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #261 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #270 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsOKLouisiana: #241 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedMSAlabama: #386 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsALGeorgia: #251 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsGAHawaii: #114 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 505 girlsHITexas: #610 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,446 girlsTXFlorida: #302 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,027 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#114 · 1 in 505
  2. Montana#135 · 1 in 512
  3. Idaho#146 · 1 in 642
  4. Maine#151 · 1 in 699
  5. Alaska#182 · 1 in 706

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#114101 in 505
Montana#13571 in 512
Idaho#14681 in 642
Maine#15191 in 699
Alaska#18251 in 706
West Virginia#18291 in 977
Oregon#186171 in 945
Indiana#188311 in 1,108
Iowa#234111 in 1,442
Kentucky#241131 in 1,637
Louisiana#241191 in 1,355
Georgia#251261 in 1,609
Washington#255211 in 1,404
Wisconsin#255171 in 1,723
Pennsylvania#260421 in 1,710
Utah#260101 in 1,344
North Carolina#261231 in 1,769
Maryland#264161 in 1,732
South Carolina#266121 in 1,650
Ohio#267391 in 1,791
Oklahoma#270111 in 1,568
Tennessee#283161 in 1,862
Minnesota#296141 in 2,021
Florida#302381 in 2,027
Virginia#317171 in 2,183
Arkansas#32361 in 2,082
Michigan#324261 in 2,325
Kansas#33171 in 2,018
Arizona#353131 in 1,956
Colorado#36191 in 2,287
Connecticut#37071 in 2,731
Alabama#38691 in 2,519
Illinois#394291 in 2,665
Missouri#423101 in 3,253
New York#430421 in 2,828
New Jersey#437151 in 3,199
Massachusetts#468101 in 3,849
Texas#610301 in 4,446
California#860331 in 7,394
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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 1989

girls
#358
717 births · 1 in 2,571 girls
boys
#5,615
8 births · 1 in 250,116 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #358Tia717

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #5,615Tia8
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,571 of them was named Tia, which outranked 97.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #355Elena722
  2. #356Chasity720
  3. #357Sandy719
  4. #358Tia717
  5. #359Yolanda713
  6. #360Mindy711
  7. #361Charlene710
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 250,116 of them was named Tia, which outranked 39.2% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #5,165Zakkery9
  2. #5,165Zayd9
  3. #5,165Zion9
  4. #5,615Tia8
  5. #5,615Abdel8
  6. #5,615Abdias8
  7. #5,615Abed8
  8. #6,229Aarin7
  9. #6,229Aaryn7
  10. #6,229Abby7

Tied with 613 names at #5,615; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →