Tia

Girl name

Tia has been given to 33,896 babies in the U.S. since 1944. It peaked in 1982.

Meaning & origin /tiːə/

Invented in the latter half of the twentieth century. It can be explained as a short form of Letitia or Venetia, or from Estonian Tiia, pet form of Dorothea.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

33,896

Peak year

1982 (1,189 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1944

10-year trend

▼ -54%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Tia

Tia Carrere

American actress (born 1967)

Tia Hellebaut

Belgian high jumper

Tia Mowry

American actress (born 1978)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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