Tia
Used in English as a short form of names ending in -tia, such as Laetitia and Lucretia. The same spelling is the Spanish word for aunt.
Tia in 2025
Tia was given to 98 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,599th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 33,830 babies born.
The history of Tia
Tia reached its highest point in 1982, when 1,189 babies were given the name, ranking 430th that year.
Across the 82 years of records since 1944, 33,896 babies have been named Tia. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Tia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 49 | 3,939 |
| 1950s | 445 | 1,651 |
| 1960s | 2,285 | 811 |
| 1970s | 4,638 | 682 |
| 1980s | 8,634 | 430 |
| 1990s | 9,715 | 514 |
| 2000s | 5,229 | 776 |
| 2010s | 2,142 | 1,670 |
| 2020s | 759 | 2,520 |
Where Tia is heading
Tia has fallen 54% over the past decade, from 214 babies in 2015 to 98 in 2025.
Names like Tia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tia.