Girls' name · since 1882
Tinnie
Tinnie has 954 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 954
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Tinnie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 954 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinnie has been recorded 954 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1980.
- #7,771 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 954 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinnie ranks #7,771 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 954 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,771 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 954
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Tinnie's 954 recorded births place it above 89.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tinnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tinnie's full recorded timeline at 1922, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tinnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1980
- Peak year (1918)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Tinnie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (190 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Tinnie's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Tinnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s
1890s
94 births
- 1900s
1900s
105 births
- 1910s
1910s
190 births
- 1920s
1920s
172 births
- 1930s
1930s
128 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 190 births (20% of all-time use).
How Tinnie 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 Tinnie's total volume
Tinnie by state
Where Tinnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
21 of 954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tinnie's data
- Tinnie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tinnies (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tinnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1882–1980 (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 Tinnie 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.