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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNHWashington: #190 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsWAIdaho: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 865 girlsIDMontana: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 638 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsMNIllinois: #369 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsILWisconsin: #248 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsWIMichigan: #243 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsMINew York: #403 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,601 girlsNYMassachusetts: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsMARhode Island: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsRIOregon: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,392 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 811 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsINOhio: #238 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,539 girlsOHPennsylvania: #280 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsPANew Jersey: #361 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsNJConnecticut: #395 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,040 girlsCTCalifornia: #903 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 8,274 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsMOKentucky: #239 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #259 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsVAMaryland: #152 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 880 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedDEArizona: #391 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,221 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedNMKansas: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tia, so not publishedARTennessee: #205 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #152 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 865 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #181 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 712 girlsDCOklahoma: #220 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsOKLouisiana: #286 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsLAMississippi: #386 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,217 girlsMSAlabama: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsALGeorgia: #251 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsGAHawaii: #190 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 693 girlsHITexas: #651 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 5,155 girlsTXFlorida: #321 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#147 · 1 in 638
  2. South Carolina#152 · 1 in 865
  3. Maryland#152 · 1 in 880
  4. District of Columbia#181 · 1 in 712
  5. South Dakota#181 · 1 in 811

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#14761 in 638
Maryland#152291 in 880
South Carolina#152211 in 865
District of Columbia#18181 in 712
South Dakota#18151 in 811
Rhode Island#18751 in 1,045
Idaho#18961 in 865
Hawaii#19071 in 693
Washington#190261 in 1,046
North Carolina#199311 in 1,202
Tennessee#205231 in 1,227
Oklahoma#220151 in 1,195
Ohio#238441 in 1,539
Indiana#239211 in 1,529
Kentucky#239131 in 1,606
Oregon#241111 in 1,392
Michigan#243361 in 1,610
Wisconsin#248171 in 1,703
Georgia#251251 in 1,568
Virginia#259211 in 1,654
Alabama#268131 in 1,657
Pennsylvania#280351 in 1,978
Louisiana#286161 in 1,644
Minnesota#297131 in 2,076
Florida#321341 in 2,042
Missouri#333131 in 2,403
Massachusetts#357141 in 2,563
New Jersey#361181 in 2,421
Illinois#369291 in 2,503
Mississippi#38661 in 2,217
Arizona#391111 in 2,221
Connecticut#39561 in 3,040
New York#403431 in 2,601
Kansas#40651 in 2,842
Texas#651251 in 5,155
California#903261 in 8,274
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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 1987

girls
#340
721 births · 1 in 2,411 girls
boys
#5,459
7 births · 1 in 266,712 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #340Tia721

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #5,459Tia7
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,411 of them was named Tia, which outranked 97.4% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #337Katharine728
  2. #338Staci726
  3. #339Elisabeth722
  4. #340Tia721
  5. #341Mackenzie711
  6. #342Camille706
  7. #343Kendall702
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 266,712 of them was named Tia, which outranked 33.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tia
  1. #4,968Zamir8
  2. #4,968Zeshan8
  3. #4,968Zoltan8
  4. #5,459Tia7
  5. #5,459Abdur7
  6. #5,459Acey7
  7. #5,459Adama7
  8. #6,089Aamir6
  9. #6,089Aaryn6
  10. #6,089Abayomi6

Tied with 629 names at #5,459; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →