Girls' name · since 1968
Tiah
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 571 babies named Tiah, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 571 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiah has been recorded 571 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2019.
- #10,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 571 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tiah ranks #10,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 571 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,893 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 571
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tiah's 571 recorded births place it above 84.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tiah splits its recorded history at 1997: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2019
- Peak year (1980)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Tiah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (175 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Tiah's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
153 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 175 births (31% of all-time use).
How Tiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tiah's total volume
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What to do with Tiah's data
- Tiah's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (175 total births) through the 2010s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tiah 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 August 2026.