Tina
Girl name · #2783 in 2025 · Very rare
Tina ranks #2783 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 61 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1454, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Tina.
The 145-year story
Tina first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 17 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1968, when 14,772 girls were named Tina — good for #18 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tina per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Tina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Tina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tina is most common
State-level data for Tina is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Tina
Tina belongs to the Valentina family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Valentina family went to about 5,415 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #35, versus #2783 for Tina alone.
Names like Tina
Statistically, parents drawn to Tina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Gina, Dina, Dena, Mona, and Lora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2637 |
| 2023 | 101 | #1946 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2856 |
| 2021 | 83 | #2233 |
| 2020 | 84 | #2156 |
| 2019 | 100 | #1949 |
| 2018 | 125 | #1672 |
| 2017 | 146 | #1515 |
| 2016 | 121 | #1731 |
| 2015 | 158 | #1454 |
| 2014 | 153 | #1464 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1496 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1315 |
| 2011 | 175 | #1329 |
| 2010 | 161 | #1420 |
| 2009 | 214 | #1174 |
| 2008 | 222 | #1157 |
| 2007 | 254 | #1037 |
| 2006 | 284 | #928 |
| 2005 | 332 | #782 |
| 2004 | 351 | #747 |
| 2003 | 378 | #690 |
| 2002 | 380 | #667 |
| 2001 | 397 | #635 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tina a popular girl name?
Tina ranked #2783 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1454.
When was the name Tina most popular?
Tina peaked in 1968, when 14,772 American girls received the name (ranked #18 that year). Since 1968 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Tina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Tina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.