Girls' name · since 1950
Tyna
628 babies named Tyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tyna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 628 have been recorded since 1950.
Tyna has 628 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2009.
- #10,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 628 born since 1950
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyna ranks #10,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 628 born since 1950, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 628
- born since 1950
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tyna's 628 recorded births place it above 85.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tyna splits its recorded history at 1976: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1967 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2009
- Peak year (1967)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Tyna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (204 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Tyna's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
82 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
180 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 204 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tyna 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 Tyna's total volume
Tyna by state
Where Tyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tyna's data
- Tyna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tynas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1950–2009 (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 Tyna 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.