US rank #11250 Girls' name Peak 2003 749 births

Tiya — #11250 US girls' name

749 babies named Tiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s851980s1111990s1162000s2002010s1542020s68
#11250
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Tiya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tiya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 749 babies named Tiya between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tiya currently holds the #11250 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 200 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tiya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiya 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 749 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.

Tiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

749

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2003

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,250

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
27
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
051015202530 202420162008200019921984197619681966 5

Tiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
200 births that decade — 27% of Tiya's all-time total
1960s151970s851980s1111990s1162000s2002010s1542020s68

Tiya by state

Where Tiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.1%
California share of Tiya's total US births 2.1%

16 of 749 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiya?
749 babies have been named Tiya since 1966. It currently ranks #11250 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 27 births.
When was Tiya most popular?
Tiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 200 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Tiya most popular?
The top states for the name Tiya are California (16 births).
How long has the name Tiya been used?
Tiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiyana, Tiyanna, Tiyonna, Tiye, 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, 1966–2024 (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.