Girls' name · since 1951
Tinka
Tinka has 10 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #56,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Tinka since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinka has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1970.
- #56,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinka ranks #56,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #56,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Tinka's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tinka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tinka splits its recorded history at 1970: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births).
Tinka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1970
- Peak year (1951)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Tinka by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Tinka's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tinka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tinka's data
- Tinka's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tinka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1951–1970 (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 Tinka 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.