Girls' name · since 1974

Tiaa

29 babies named Tiaa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

29
total births
1974–1975
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

29 girls have been named Tiaa since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Tiaa has 29 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1975.

  • 29 total births
  • 1974–1975 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

29 girls have been named Tiaa since 1974, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1975.

29
total births
1974–1975
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tiaa was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tiaa in 1974 - its busiest year on record.

Tiaa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tiaa's full recorded timeline at 1975, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tiaa at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

29

Since 1974

2 years of records

Peak year

1974

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1974

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1975

Tiaa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1974)
24
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
0510152025 19741975 5

Tiaa by decade

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

1970s was Tiaa's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Tiaa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Tiaa by state

Where Tiaa concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tiaa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 17.2%
Texas share of Tiaa's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiaa?
Tiaa has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 24 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
When was Tiaa most popular?
Tiaa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tiaa most popular?
The top states for the name Tiaa are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tiaa been used?
Tiaa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 2 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Tiaa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tia, Tiana, Tiara, Tianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tiaa's data

  • Texas records the most Tiaas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tiaa: Baby Name Since 1974 - 29 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tiaa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tiaa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.