How Many People Are Named Tia?
people named Tia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,434 people in the US has this name
Based on 33,896 babies named Tia in Social Security records from 1944 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,189 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of names ending with tia. It has been suggested that its use since the 1950s is the result of the brand name for the coffee liqueur Tia Maria. In the brand name, Tia is not a given name; rather, it means "aunt" in Spanish or Portuguese.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tia (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tia alive today is about 35 years old, and 61% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tia first appears in the records in 1944 and was given most often in 1982, to 1,189 babies. In 2025, 98 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1944 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #221, in 1982. In 2025 it ranked #1,980.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,980 |
| Best rank | #221 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #293 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tia were born in California than in any other state: about 1,984 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tia was given 3.2 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.6 times in Hawaii and 1.9 times in Maryland.
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