girls' name ★ peaked 1982

Tia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,980 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

Tia is a usually feminine given name with diverse, unrelated origins from multiple cultures.

Rank 2025
#1,980
among girls · ↓263 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
98
named Tia · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1982
1,189 babies
All-time total
33,896
#774 all-time among girls
First recorded
1944
in Social Security records

Tia popularity over time

33,896 babies have been named Tia since 1944, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 49 – 49 5 – #2,403
1950s 445 – 445 45 +808% #978
1960s 2,285 – 2,285 229 +413% #455
1970s 4,638 – 4,638 464 +103% #368
1980s 8,581 53 8,634 863 +86% #221
1990s 9,704 11 9,715 972 +13% #261
2000s 5,229 – 5,229 523 -46% #406
2010s 2,142 – 2,142 214 -59% #911
2020s (to 2025) 759 – 759 127 -41% #1,356

Where Tia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 93 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 83 0.05 outside top 500
2030 81 0.05 outside top 500

Where Tia is most popular

Girls named Tia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Louisiana, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 32 0.176 +139%
Louisiana 14 0.160 +117%
Illinois 34 0.149 +102%
Tennessee 20 0.126 +72%
New York 46 0.116 +58%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +51%
Indiana 10 0.071 ≈ national
California 58 0.069 -6%
Texas 51 0.063 -14%
Florida 24 0.056 -24%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -25%
Ohio 13 0.055 -26%
Washington 7 0.048 -34%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tia

Tia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,980 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1944, 33,896 American babies have been named Tia. Its peak came in 1982, when 1,189 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tia?

The median living Tia is about 34 years old; half are between 26 and 44. An estimated 33 thousand people named Tia are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 98 #1,980 – –
2024 119 #1,717 – –
2023 136 #1,565 – –
2022 112 #1,827 – –
2021 132 #1,599 – –
2020 162 #1,356 – –
2019 161 #1,405 – –
2018 159 #1,412 – –
2017 187 #1,267 – –
2016 170 #1,383 – –
2015 214 #1,182 – –
2014 197 #1,238 – –
2013 244 #1,025 – –
2012 265 #965 – –
2011 288 #911 – –
2010 257 #987 – –
2009 281 #952 – –
2008 318 #879 – –
2007 395 #739 – –
2006 484 #601 – –
2005 521 #553 – –
2004 576 #506 – –
2003 612 #482 – –
2002 667 #435 – –
2001 674 #422 – –
2000 701 #406 – –
1995 1,015 #270 – –
1990 908 #304 – –
1985 782 #310 5 #7,496
1980 1,114 #231 10 #4,105
1975 563 #368 – –
1970 383 #514 – –
1965 162 #782 – –
1960 95 #1,116 – –
1955 41 #1,616 – –
1950 11 #3,404 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Tia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tia Carrere Tia Carrere Filipino-American actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tia Mowry Tia Mowry American actress (born 1978) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tia Texada American actress and model b. 1979 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut Belgian track and field athlete (born 1978) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tia?

The median living Tia is about 34 years old. Half of all living Tias are between 26 and 44 years old.

How many people named Tia are alive today?

An estimated 33 thousand people named Tia are alive in the United States, based on 33,896 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tia mean?

Tia is a usually feminine given name with diverse, unrelated origins from multiple cultures.

How popular is the name Tia in 2025?

Tia ranked #1,980 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tia?

33,896 babies have been named Tia in the United States since 1944, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tia most popular?

Tia peaked in 1982, when 1,189 newborns received the name.

Is Tia a boy or girl name?

Tia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tia rising or falling?

Tia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tia become more popular?

Tia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 81 girls named Tia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tia?

Well-known people named Tia include Tia Carrere (actor), Tia Mowry (actor), Tia Texada (actor).

Names like Tia

Names that sound and feel close to Tia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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