Recorded 1994–2009 Unisex name Peak 2001 89 births

Tijah — unisex name

89 babies named Tijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s57
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Tijah was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tijah in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Tijah between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Tijah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tijah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tijah 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 89 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.

Tijah at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

89

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

2001

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tijah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2001)
13
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 200920072006200520042002200120001999199819951994 5

Tijah popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1999 (Tijah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1999 5

Tijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 64% of Tijah's all-time total
1990s322000s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tijah?
89 babies have been named Tijah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2001 with 13 births.
When was Tijah most popular?
Tijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Tijah a unisex name?
Yes, Tijah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 89 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Tijah been used?
Tijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tijuana, Tija, 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, 1994–2009 (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.