Recorded 1957–1996 Girls' name Peak 1966 317 births

Tinna — girls' name

317 babies named Tinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s251960s1491970s931980s381990s12
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tinna was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tinna in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tinna

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Tinna between 1957 and 1996, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tinna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tinna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tinna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tinna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tinna 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 317 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.

Tinna at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

317

Since 1957

40 years of records

Peak year

1966

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1957

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1996

Tinna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1957

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1966)
22
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 19961984197919731969196519611957 7

Tinna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
149 births that decade — 47% of Tinna's all-time total
1950s251960s1491970s931980s381990s12

Tinna by state

Where Tinna concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tinna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Tinna's total US births 1.6%

5 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinna?
317 babies have been named Tinna since 1957. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1966 with 22 births.
When was Tinna most popular?
Tinna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Tinna most popular?
The top states for the name Tinna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Tinna been used?
Tinna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 40 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Tinna?
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, 1957–1996 (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.