Girls' name · since 1967
Tinika
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 565 babies named Tinika, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
565 girls have been named Tinika since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tinika has 565 recorded births among girls since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1996.
- #10,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 565 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinika ranks #10,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 565 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 565
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tinika's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Tinika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tinika splits its recorded history at 1982: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tinika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1996
- Peak year (1976)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tinika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (313 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Tinika's strongest decade.
313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Tinika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
313 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 313 births (55% of all-time use).
How Tinika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tinika's total volume
Tinika by state
Where Tinika concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 18 | 3.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 13 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.9% |
18 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tinika's data
- Tinika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (313 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tinikas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tinika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1967–1996 (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 Tinika 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.