Girls' name · since 1969

Tija

114 babies named Tija in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,745 of 72,339
all-time among girls
114
born since 1969
1990s
peak decade

114 girls have been named Tija since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tija has been recorded 114 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 2002.

  • #25,745 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 114 born since 1969
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tija ranks #25,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.

#25,745 of 72,339
all-time among girls
114
born since 1969
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tija's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tija's full recorded timeline at 1991, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tija popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4681012 1969198119851991199519992002 5

Tija popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1998 (Tija as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1998 5

Tija by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (44 births, 39% of the file).

1990s was Tija's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Tija births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tija? ▼
114 babies have been named Tija since 1969. All-time, it sits at #25,745 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
Where does Tija sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tija ranks #25,745 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tija most popular? ▼
Tija was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Tija been used? ▼
Tija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 34 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tija? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tijuana, Tijah, Tijana, Tijera, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tija's data

  • Tija's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 2000s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Tija

Nearby Names Like Tija

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tija

Tijuana Girl
1,338 births
Tijah Girl
89 births
Tijana Girl
69 births
Tijera Girl
35 births
Tijuanna Girl
26 births

Compare Tija side by side: Tija vs Tijuana Tija vs Tijah Tija vs Tijana

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Truda
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–2002 (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 Tija 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.