Recorded 1987–1991 Boys' name Peak 1987 15 births

Tinh — boys' name

15 babies named Tinh in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s5
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Tinh was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

5 babies were named Tinh in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinh

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Tinh between 1987 and 1991, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tinh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tinh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinh 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 15 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.

Tinh at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

15

Since 1987

5 years of records

Peak year

1987

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1987

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1991

Tinh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1987

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5 199119891987 5

Tinh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 67% of Tinh's all-time total
1980s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinh?
15 babies have been named Tinh since 1987. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1987 with 5 births.
When was Tinh most popular?
Tinh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Tinh been used?
Tinh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 5 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Tinh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tino, Tina, Tin, Tiny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1987–1991 (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.