How Many People Are Named Tien?
people named Tien are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 265,773 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,320 babies named Tien in Social Security records from 1975 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
57 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Sino-Vietnamese δ» (tiΓͺn) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tien, 38.7% were girls and 61.4% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 35.6% of the babies were girls then and 29.5% in the 2010s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Tien alive today is about 26 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 36 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Tien first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 1992, to 57 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2025
π Rank History
Tien has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,328, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #6,408. Among girls, its best rank was #3,956, in 1992.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,408 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,328 (1981) | #3,956 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,349 in the 1990s | #5,734 in the 1990s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Tien alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tien were born in California than in any other state: about 180 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tien was given about 6.6 times as often in California.
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