Girls' name · since 1956
Tima
144 babies named Tima in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
144 girls have been named Tima since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tima has been recorded 144 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2023.
- #23,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tima ranks #23,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tima's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tima's full recorded timeline at 1973, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2023
- Peak year (1960)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Tima by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (60 births, 42% of the file).
1960s was Tima's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 60 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tima's data
- Tima's decade-level peak was the 1960s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
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, 1956–2023 (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 Tima 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.