Recorded 1969–2002 Girls' name Peak 2000 114 births

Tija — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s51980s401990s442000s20
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tija was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tija in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tija

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Tija between 1969 and 2002, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tija currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tija performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tija shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tija 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 114 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.

Tija at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

114

Since 1969

34 years of records

Peak year

2000

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1969

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tija popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 2002199919951991198519811969 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

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 39% of Tija's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s401990s442000s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tija?
114 babies have been named Tija since 1969. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 10 births.
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.

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, 1969–2002 (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.