Tina

#2,778 for girls in 2025, 61 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1968 · 14,772 births
Debut · girls
17 births
In top 100 · girls
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
292,146
since 1880

Tina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201978peak #18, 1968girls
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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#2,77861—
2024#2,63766—
2023#1,946101—
2022#2,85659—
2021#2,23383—
2020#2,15684—
2019#1,949100—
2018#1,672125—
2017#1,515146—
2016#1,731121—
2015#1,454158—
2014#1,464153—
2013#1,496148—
2012#1,315179—
2011#1,329175—
2010#1,420161—
2009#1,174214—
2008#1,157222—
2007#1,037254—
2006#928284—
2005#782332—
2004#747351—
2003#690378—
2002#667380—
2001#635397—
2000#572454—
1999#574433—
1998#568431—
1997#492501—
1996#441576#9,0155
1995#412624—
1994#361720—
1993#324806#6,2288
1992#312890—
1991#2681,025—
1990#2401,180#6,4157
1989#2011,323#6,2297
1988#1741,603#6,4266
1987#1501,811#4,5739
1986#1461,962#4,13010
1985#1102,598#3,80511
1984#1112,505#4,2159
1983#1002,738#3,07114
1982#903,219#2,97215
1981#803,821#2,68017
1980#724,260#2,53619
1979#584,677#2,15723
1978#455,699#2,01224
1977#584,951#2,45818
1976#485,747#2,41718
1975#357,065#1,78727
1974#258,668#1,17150
1973#249,307#1,40036
1972#1811,523#1,39137
1971#2013,266#1,19947
1970#2113,861#1,26043
1969#2213,606#1,08651
1968#1814,772#1,08347
1967#2114,160#95557
1966#2313,892#1,05948
1965#2912,831#1,40530
1964#3412,548#1,58125
1963#3512,157#1,25538
1962#3312,781#1,66923
1961#4110,521#1,49629
1960#459,133#1,69223
1959#537,919#2,03316
1958#716,618#2,09315
1957#805,857#2,49411
1956#875,330#2,16814
1955#1323,275#3,2017
1954#2301,236—
1953#2421,096—
1952#2381,099—
1951#271832#3,7145
1950#290728—
1949#306640#3,6905
1948#326576—
1947#341541—
1946#343478—
1945#326440—
1944#371359—
1943#383360—
1942#471244—
1941#559156—
1940#523172—
1939#555145—
1938#666107—
1937#599126—
1936#606117—
1935#638104—
1934#607118—
1933#633107—
1932#593123—
1931#640108—
1930#568143—
1929#599130—
1928#602137—
1927#577151—
1926#639126—
1925#627136—
1924#628143—
1923#590150—
1922#615141—
1921#654126—
1920#640127—
1919#634120—
1918#625128—
1917#577137—
1916#596127—
1915#555133—
1914#536108—
1913#53889—
1912#54481—
1911#54859—
1910#53658—
1909#52252—
1908#58341—
1907#48155—
1906#49249—
1905#44258—
1904#43056—
1903#48244—
1902#46744—
1901#43247—
1900#46353—
1899#44942—
1898#43749—
1897#40851—
1896#39651—
1895#42145—
1894#42942—
1893#39446—
1892#46035—
1891#45731—
1890#40639—
1889#38140—
1888#38040—
1887#44625—
1886#37832—
1885#35432—
1884#40924—
1883#41121—
1882#33628—
1881#38419—
1880#40317—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tina was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 20 girls a year got the name.

Where Tina is popular in 1978

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #56 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 226 girlsAKMaine: #87 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 348 girlsMEVermont: #76 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 307 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #61 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 223 girlsNHWashington: #52 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 261 girlsWAIdaho: #106 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 446 girlsIDMontana: #57 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 220 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #44 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 181 girlsNDMinnesota: #43 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 191 girlsMNIllinois: #45 for girls · 297 births · 1 in 239 girlsILWisconsin: #38 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 176 girlsWIMichigan: #49 for girls · 238 births · 1 in 242 girlsMINew York: #58 for girls · 327 births · 1 in 301 girlsNYMassachusetts: #75 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 319 girlsMARhode Island: #52 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 215 girlsRIOregon: #94 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 417 girlsORNevada: #42 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 175 girlsNVWyoming: #60 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 222 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #46 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 185 girlsSDIowa: #45 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 219 girlsIAIndiana: #56 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 262 girlsINOhio: #44 for girls · 320 births · 1 in 215 girlsOHPennsylvania: #59 for girls · 251 births · 1 in 263 girlsPANew Jersey: #59 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 273 girlsNJConnecticut: #58 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 263 girlsCTCalifornia: #66 for girls · 414 births · 1 in 370 girlsCAUtah: #71 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 323 girlsUTColorado: #90 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 368 girlsCONebraska: #45 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 205 girlsNEMissouri: #52 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 249 girlsMOKentucky: #32 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 159 girlsKYWest Virginia: #30 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 140 girlsWVVirginia: #34 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 173 girlsVAMaryland: #37 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 177 girlsMDDelaware: #31 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 126 girlsDEArizona: #48 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 245 girlsAZNew Mexico: #62 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 282 girlsNMKansas: #66 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 274 girlsKSArkansas: #28 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 130 girlsARTennessee: #37 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 175 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #28 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 146 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #26 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 159 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #94 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 346 girlsDCOklahoma: #39 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 193 girlsOKLouisiana: #38 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 201 girlsLAMississippi: #18 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 121 girlsMSAlabama: #35 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 169 girlsALGeorgia: #31 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 171 girlsGAHawaii: #84 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 325 girlsHITexas: #62 for girls · 325 births · 1 in 318 girlsTXFlorida: #39 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 225 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#18 · 1 in 121
  2. South Carolina#26 · 1 in 159
  3. Arkansas#28 · 1 in 130
  4. North Carolina#28 · 1 in 146
  5. West Virginia#30 · 1 in 140

Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#181271 in 121
South Carolina#261071 in 159
Arkansas#28971 in 130
North Carolina#282221 in 146
West Virginia#30841 in 140
Delaware#31221 in 126
Georgia#311891 in 171
Kentucky#321501 in 159
Virginia#341611 in 173
Alabama#351291 in 169
Maryland#371031 in 177
Tennessee#371591 in 175
Louisiana#381371 in 201
Wisconsin#381651 in 176
Florida#391961 in 225
Oklahoma#39881 in 193
Nevada#42191 in 175
Minnesota#431391 in 191
North Dakota#44241 in 181
Ohio#443201 in 215
Illinois#452971 in 239
Iowa#45851 in 219
Nebraska#45481 in 205
South Dakota#46231 in 185
Arizona#48671 in 245
Michigan#492381 in 242
Missouri#521231 in 249
Rhode Island#52201 in 215
Washington#52881 in 261
Alaska#56111 in 226
Indiana#561331 in 262
Montana#57201 in 220
Connecticut#58541 in 263
New York#583271 in 301
New Jersey#591331 in 273
Pennsylvania#592511 in 263
Wyoming#60111 in 222
New Hampshire#61211 in 223
New Mexico#62291 in 282
Texas#623251 in 318
California#664141 in 370
Kansas#66491 in 274
Utah#71471 in 323
Massachusetts#75931 in 319
Vermont#7681 in 307
Hawaii#84141 in 325
Maine#87171 in 348
Colorado#90471 in 368
District of Columbia#94161 in 346
Oregon#94371 in 417
Idaho#106151 in 446

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 Tina
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 141 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #2,778)
  • 622 spots since 2020 (#2,156 → #2,778)
  • 1,324 spots since 2015 (#1,454 → #2,778)
  • Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1939 (#666 → #555)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 2006 (#782 → #928)
Rise & fade · girls
88 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1968 at #18 (14,772 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1956–1983
  • Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 111
  • Highest: 1 in 111 girls born in 1968 were named Tina (0.90%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,349 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 43.3% of all girls named Tina (126,401) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s278#336 (1882)#388
1890s431#394 (1893)#426
1900s499#430 (1904)#479
1910s1,040#536 (1914)#569
1920s1,367#577 (1927)#617
1930s1,198#555 (1939)#611
1940s3,966#306 (1949)#395
1950s33,990#53 (1959)#169
1960s126,401#18 (1968)#30
1970s84,764#18 (1972)#35
1980s25,840#72 (1980)#123
1990s7,186#240 (1990)#399
2000s3,266#572 (2000)#839
2010s1,466#1,315 (2012)#1,535
2020s454#1,946 (2023)#2,434

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.

Tina in 1978

girls
#45
5,699 births · 1 in 269 girls
boys
#2,012
24 births · 1 in 68,410 boys

Top girls' names in 1978

  1. #1Jennifer56,314
  2. #2Melissa28,327
  3. #3Jessica26,102
  4. #4Amy23,213
  5. #5Heather22,270
  6. #6Amanda20,520
  7. #7Angela20,517
  8. #8Sarah19,976
  9. #9Michelle18,856
  10. #10Nicole17,279
  11. #45Tina5,699

Top boys' names in 1978

  1. #1Michael67,127
  2. #2Jason51,600
  3. #3Christopher47,236
  4. #4David40,684
  5. #5James39,894
  6. #6Matthew34,282
  7. #7John34,014
  8. #8Robert33,374
  9. #9Brian29,432
  10. #10Joseph26,663
  11. #2,012Tina24
More about 1978

girls

1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 269 of them was named Tina, which outranked 99.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tina
  1. #42Monica5,867
  2. #43Misty5,834
  3. #44Stacy5,776
  4. #45Tina5,699
  5. #46Jill5,676
  6. #47Tracy5,631
  7. #48Patricia5,498
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,240Aja#4,652 → #412
  2. ↑ 1,987Kiley#2,606 → #619
  3. ↑ 1,951Kylee#2,838 → #887
  4. ↑ 1,785Winter#2,780 → #995
  5. ↑ 1,620Kylie#2,026 → #406
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Shalon#868 → #1,781
  2. ↓ 760Farah#854 → #1,614
  3. ↓ 519Tennille#462 → #981
  4. ↓ 398Shawnte#740 → #1,138
  5. ↓ 362Farrah#177 → #539

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

boys

1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 68,410 of them was named Tina, which outranked 70.2% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tina
  1. #1,965Terris25
  2. #1,965Tobby25
  3. #1,965Winfred25
  4. #2,012Tina24
  5. #2,012Aarron24
  6. #2,012Addam24
  7. #2,012Allyn24
  8. #2,068Anastacio23
  9. #2,068Antonie23
  10. #2,068Arian23

Tied with 55 names at #2,012; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,237Dequan#4,164 → #927
  2. ↑ 626Nicholaus#1,367 → #741
  3. ↑ 617Nicklaus#1,515 → #898
  4. ↑ 578Zebulon#1,476 → #898
  5. ↑ 424Anwar#1,121 → #697
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Kinte#834 → #1,508
  2. ↓ 668Kunta#572 → #1,240
  3. ↓ 417Telly#732 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 415Lesley#937 → #1,352
  5. ↓ 310Amin#904 → #1,214

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

See the top 100 for 1978 →