Tia
Tia was the 1980th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 221st with 1,182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 798 places. More babies were named Tia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · English
Say it TEE-uh /ˈtiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,980 girls, down 624 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19821,182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,896babies recorded
What does the name Tia mean?
Tia is a modern name with several possible sources. Wiktionary dates it to the later 20th century and suggests it may shorten names like Letitia or Venetia, or from an Estonian pet form of Dorothea. Wikipedia adds that tía is Spanish and Portuguese for "aunt" and that some parents may have had the liqueur Tia Maria in mind. No single meaning can be given. Tia was most popular in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
How sure is this? Uncertain. A modern name with several possible sources; none is documented as the main one.
Related names: Tiana, Letitia, Thea, Tea.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Tia (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Tia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 64 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,980 | 98 |
| 2020 | #1,356 | 162 |
| 2010 | #987 | 257 |
| 2000 | #406 | 701 |
| 1990 | #304 | 908 |
| 1980 | #231 | 1,114 |
| 1970 | #514 | 383 |
| 1960 | #1,116 | 95 |
| 1950 | #3,404 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tia, counting every spelling?
Tia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tia?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tia (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tia?
About 32,600 people born in the US named Tia are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 27 and 45. That makes Tia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tia by state
How common Tia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.4×), Illinois (2.0×), Tennessee (1.7×), New York (1.6×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tia · Sibling names for Tia
Questions about the name Tia
What does Tia mean?
The origin of Tia is uncertain: a modern name with several possible sources; none is documented as the main one.
How popular is the name Tia?
Tia was the 1980th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 221st with 1,182 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 798 places. More babies were named Tia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tia in the US.
Where is Tia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tia was most common in Michigan (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Illinois.