Recorded 1963–1985 Girls' name Peak 1963 99 births

Tinita — girls' name

99 babies named Tinita in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s321970s491980s18

The verdict

99 girls have been named Tinita since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1985.

99
total births
1963–1985
years on record
1970s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Tinita was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

12 babies were named Tinita in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinita

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Tinita between 1963 and 1985, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tinita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tinita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinita 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 99 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.

Tinita at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

99

Since 1963

23 years of records

Peak year

1963

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1963

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1985

Tinita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1963

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1963)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 19851981197819751972196919651963 12

Tinita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
49 births that decade — 49% of Tinita's all-time total
1960s321970s491980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinita?
99 babies have been named Tinita since 1963. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1963 with 12 births.
When was Tinita most popular?
Tinita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Tinita been used?
Tinita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 23 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Tinita?
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, 1963–1985 (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.