Recorded 1950–2009 Girls' name Peak 1967 628 births

Tyna — girls' name

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.

1950s821960s2041970s1801980s1021990s392000s21
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tyna was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

28 babies were named Tyna in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 628 babies named Tyna between 1950 and 2009, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyna 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 628 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.

Tyna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

628

Since 1950

60 years of records

Peak year

1967

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1950

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1950

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1967)
28
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
0102030 200919941986198019741968196219561950 5

Tyna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
204 births that decade — 32% of Tyna's all-time total
1950s821960s2041970s1801980s1021990s392000s21

Tyna by state

Where Tyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.0%
#2 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Tyna's total US births 1.0%
Even split

6 of 628 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyna?
628 babies have been named Tyna since 1950. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1967 with 28 births.
When was Tyna most popular?
Tyna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Tyna most popular?
The top states for the name Tyna are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tyna been used?
Tyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 60 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tyna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tynesha, Tyneisha, Tynia, 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, 1950–2009 (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.