Girls' name · since 1961

Tine

Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 109 babies named Tine, peaking in 1967. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,211 of 72,339
all-time among girls
109
born since 1961
1970s
peak decade

Tine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 109 have been recorded since 1961.

Social Security Administration records show Tine recorded 109 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1978.

  • #26,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 109 born since 1961
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tine ranks #26,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.

#26,211 of 72,339
all-time among girls
109
born since 1961
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tine's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tine's full recorded timeline at 1971, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1967)
12
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
468101214 19611966196819701972197419761978 5

Tine by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (64 births, 59% of the file).

1970s was Tine's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Tine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 64 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tine?
Tine has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 1961, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,211 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 12 babies were born in 1967, its single highest year.
Where does Tine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tine ranks #26,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tine most popular?
Tine was most popular in the 1970s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
How long has the name Tine been used?
Tine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 18 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Tine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tina, Tinsley, Tinley, Tiny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1961–1978 (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 Tine 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.