Tia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEE-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #590 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,962 for girls
Tia is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 590th for girls in the UK (72 babies) and 1,962nd for girls in the US (98 babies).
Where does Tia come from?
Short form of names ending in -tia, such as Letitia; also Spanish for aunt
More on Wiktionary.
Is Tia a girl's or a boy's name?
Tia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 girls in the UK and 98 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 590th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 72 about 1 in 3,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 72 girls in the UK were named Tia, making it the 590th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 460th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 1,098 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 76 girls in the UK were given Tia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #590 for this spelling alone.
- Tia 72
- Tiah 4
Among girls in 2025, it was 596th in England and Wales, 780th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#55).
Tia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #590 |
| 2024 | 69 | #612 |
| 2023 | 90 | #486 |
| 2022 | 85 | #513 |
| 2021 | 103 | #463 |
| 2020 | 97 | #460 |
| 2019 | 133 | #365 |
| 2018 | 143 | #358 |
| 2017 | 167 | #322 |
| 2016 | 193 | #287 |
| 2015 | 221 | #251 |
| 2014 | 334 | #180 |
| 2013 | 399 | #148 |
| 2012 | 540 | #118 |
| 2011 | 648 | #98 |
| 2010 | 804 | #83 |
| 2009 | 940 | #78 |
| 2008 | 1,060 | #70 |
| 2007 | 987 | #73 |
| 2006 | 1,057 | #63 |
| 2005 | 1,047 | #59 |
| 2004 | 1,098 | #59 |
| 2003 | 1,051 | #58 |
| 2002 | 799 | #71 |
| 2001 | 992 | #55 |
| 2000 | 844 | #66 |
| 1999 | 845 | #73 |
| 1998 | 733 | #83 |
| 1997 | 542 | #105 |
| 1996 | 354 | #140 |
How popular is Tia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,962nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 98 about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 98 girls in the US were named Tia, making it the 1,962nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,353rd. Its busiest year was 1982, with 1,182 girls. It first appears in the records in 1944.
2025 had fewer girls named Tia than any year since 1961.
Half of all the girls named Tia in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1,962 |
| 2024 | 119 | #1,708 |
| 2023 | 136 | #1,557 |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,584 |
| 2020 | 162 | #1,353 |
| 2019 | 161 | #1,392 |
| 2018 | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2017 | 187 | #1,263 |
| 2016 | 170 | #1,380 |
| 2015 | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2014 | 197 | #1,235 |
| 2013 | 244 | #1,021 |
| 2012 | 265 | #958 |
| 2011 | 288 | #905 |
| 2010 | 257 | #986 |
| 2009 | 281 | #949 |
| 2008 | 318 | #875 |
| 2007 | 395 | #738 |
| 2006 | 484 | #600 |
| 2005 | 521 | #552 |
| 2004 | 576 | #505 |
| 2003 | 612 | #481 |
| 2002 | 667 | #435 |
| 2001 | 674 | #421 |
| 2000 | 701 | #405 |
| 1999 | 867 | #345 |
| 1998 | 957 | #314 |
| 1997 | 984 | #291 |
| 1996 | 1,066 | #271 |
| 1995 | 1,015 | #270 |
| 1994 | 922 | #296 |
| 1993 | 952 | #289 |
| 1992 | 964 | #286 |
| 1991 | 1,069 | #261 |
| 1990 | 908 | #304 |
| 1989 | 717 | #358 |
| 1988 | 676 | #361 |
| 1987 | 721 | #340 |
| 1986 | 678 | #351 |
| 1985 | 782 | #310 |
| 1984 | 788 | #305 |
| 1983 | 913 | #263 |
| 1982 | 1,182 | #221 |
| 1981 | 1,010 | #246 |
| 1980 | 1,114 | #230 |
| 1979 | 599 | #376 |
| 1978 | 514 | #401 |
| 1977 | 475 | #425 |
| 1976 | 524 | #392 |
| 1975 | 563 | #368 |
| 1974 | 395 | #457 |
| 1973 | 438 | #438 |
| 1972 | 373 | #479 |
| 1971 | 374 | #506 |
| 1970 | 383 | #512 |
| 1969 | 332 | #539 |
| 1968 | 449 | #455 |
| 1967 | 346 | #511 |
| 1966 | 405 | #470 |
| 1965 | 162 | #780 |
| 1964 | 138 | #885 |
| 1963 | 131 | #920 |
| 1962 | 144 | #873 |
| 1961 | 83 | #1,210 |
| 1960 | 95 | #1,102 |
| 1959 | 70 | #1,280 |
| 1958 | 84 | #1,156 |
| 1957 | 113 | #974 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,967 |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,596 |
| 1954 | 27 | #2,026 |
| 1953 | 24 | #2,121 |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,933 |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,390 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 18 | #2,339 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 12 | #3,060 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
Names like Tia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia, Jasmine, Jessica, Amber, Erin, Lara, Molly, Holly, Tara, Francesca, Olivia, Leah
Other spellings of Tia
Names related to Tia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tia, updated 20 October 2026.