Recorded 1971–2005 Girls' name Peak 1991 312 births

Tynika — girls' name

312 babies named Tynika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s881980s1231990s912000s10
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tynika was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Tynika in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tynika

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Tynika between 1971 and 2005, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tynika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tynika performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tynika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tynika 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 312 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.

Tynika at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

312

Since 1971

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1971

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2005

Tynika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1971

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20051997199319881984198019761971 5

Tynika by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
123 births that decade — 39% of Tynika's all-time total
1970s881980s1231990s912000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tynika?
312 babies have been named Tynika since 1971. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Tynika most popular?
Tynika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Tynika been used?
Tynika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 35 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Tynika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tynesha, Tyna, Tyneisha, 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, 1971–2005 (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.