US rank #1730 Girls' name Peak 1982 33,731 births

Tia — #1730 US girls' name

33,731 babies named Tia in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s491950s4451960s22851970s46381980s85811990s97042000s52292010s21412020s659
#1730
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Tia was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

1,182 babies were named Tia in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tia

The Social Security Administration has registered 33,731 babies named Tia between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tia currently holds the #1730 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 1,182 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 9,704 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,049 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tia in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33,731 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

33,731

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

1982

1,182 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,730

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
1,182
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420142004199419841974196419541944 5

Tia popularity over time — boys

64 total births recorded since 1980 (Tia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
4681012 199319911989198719861985198319821980 10

Tia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
9,704 births that decade — 29% of Tia's all-time total
1940s491950s4451960s22851970s46381980s85811990s97042000s52292010s21412020s659

Tia by state

Where Tia concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,049 6.1%
#2 New York
1,902 5.6%
#3 Florida
1,734 5.1%
#4 Ohio
1,720 5.1%
#5 Illinois
1,552 4.6%
#6 Texas
1,534 4.5%
#7 Pennsylvania
1,487 4.4%
#8 Michigan
1,426 4.2%
California share of Tia's total US births 6.1%
Even split

2,049 of 33,731 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Tia appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tia?
33,731 babies have been named Tia since 1944. It currently ranks #1730 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 1,182 births.
When was Tia most popular?
Tia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 9,704 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Tia most popular?
The top states for the name Tia are California (2,049 births), New York (1,902 births), Florida (1,734 births).
How long has the name Tia been used?
Tia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiana, Tiara, Tianna, Tiarra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.