Tina
A short form of Christina, from Latin christiana.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Tina appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1956 to 1983. Its biggest year was 1968, when 14,772 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 18 nationally. All told, 293,050 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Tiana (29,862), Tianna (13,411), Tyanna (3,839), Tyana (2,759), Tionna (2,595), Tyonna (1,385) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Christina
Explore Tina interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 278 | No. 336 |
| 1890s | 431 | No. 394 |
| 1900s | 499 | No. 430 |
| 1910s | 1,040 | No. 536 |
| 1920s | 1,367 | No. 577 |
| 1930s | 1,198 | No. 555 |
| 1940s | 3,966 | No. 306 |
| 1950s | 33,990 | No. 53 |
| 1960s | 126,401 | No. 18 |
| 1970s | 84,764 | No. 18 |
| 1980s | 25,840 | No. 72 |
| 1990s | 7,186 | No. 240 |
| 2000s | 3,266 | No. 572 |
| 2010s | 1,466 | No. 1315 |
| 2020s | 454 | No. 1946 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.