Recorded 1951–2002 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,337 births

Tijuana — girls' name

1,337 babies named Tijuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1311960s3561970s5501980s2231990s712000s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tijuana was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

81 babies were named Tijuana in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tijuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,337 babies named Tijuana between 1951 and 2002, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tijuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tijuana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 550 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tijuana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and District of Columbia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tijuana in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tijuana 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 1,337 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.

Tijuana at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

1,337

Since 1951

52 years of records

Peak year

1972

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1951

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tijuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1951

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1972)
81
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
020406080100 200219931986198019741968196219561951 5

Tijuana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
550 births that decade — 41% of Tijuana's all-time total
1950s1311960s3561970s5501980s2231990s712000s6

Tijuana by state

Where Tijuana concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tijuana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
76 5.7%
#2 Illinois
66 4.9%
#3 District of Columbia
48 3.6%
#4 Florida
33 2.5%
#5 Georgia
31 2.3%
#6 Texas
29 2.2%
#7 Tennessee
22 1.6%
#8 Alabama
13 1.0%
New York share of Tijuana's total US births 5.7%
Even split

76 of 1,337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tijuana appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tijuana?
1,337 babies have been named Tijuana since 1951. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1972 with 81 births.
When was Tijuana most popular?
Tijuana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 550 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Tijuana most popular?
The top states for the name Tijuana are New York (76 births), Illinois (66 births), District of Columbia (48 births).
How long has the name Tijuana been used?
Tijuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 52 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tijuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tija, 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, 1951–2002 (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.