Recorded 1980–1997 Girls' name Peak 1985 60 births

Tinea — girls' name

60 babies named Tinea in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s30

The verdict

60 girls have been named Tinea since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

60
total births
1980–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Tinea was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tinea in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinea

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Tinea between 1980 and 1997, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tinea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tinea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinea 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 60 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.

Tinea at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

60

Since 1980

18 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1980

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tinea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1980

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997199419931991199019871986198519831980 5

Tinea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 50% of Tinea's all-time total
1980s301990s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinea?
60 babies have been named Tinea since 1980. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Tinea most popular?
Tinea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Tinea been used?
Tinea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 18 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tinea?
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.

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, 1980–1997 (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.