Recorded 1960–1990 Unisex name Peak 1975 356 births

Tiki — unisex name

356 babies named Tiki in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s961970s2091980s461990s5
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tiki was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

32 babies were named Tiki in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiki

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Tiki between 1960 and 1990, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Tiki is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 2003.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiki performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 209 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tiki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tiki in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiki 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 356 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.

Tiki at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

356

Since 1960

31 years of records

Peak year

1975

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1960

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1990

Tiki popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1960

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1975)
32
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 1990198119771973196919651960 15

Tiki popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2003 (Tiki as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2008200720062003 5

Tiki by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
209 births that decade — 59% of Tiki's all-time total
1960s961970s2091980s461990s5

Tiki by state

Where Tiki concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tiki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
11 3.1%
Florida share of Tiki's total US births 3.1%

11 of 356 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiki?
356 babies have been named Tiki since 1960. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1975 with 32 births.
When was Tiki most popular?
Tiki was most popular in the 1970s decade with 209 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tiki most popular?
The top states for the name Tiki are Florida (11 births).
Is Tiki a unisex name?
Yes, Tiki is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 356 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Tiki been used?
Tiki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 31 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Tiki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tika, Tikisha, Tikia, Tikesha, 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, 1960–1990 (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.