Tia

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A few things about Tia you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tia

Tia Carrere

American actress (born 1967)

Choose Tia and your child shares a first name with Tia Carrere, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tia, like who?” Tia Carrere's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 16,393 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tia, 98 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tia would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTia first shows up in US birth records in 1944, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 81 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1982, when it ranked #221. Today it's #1,962, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTia was 6.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,591 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 16,393.
• 🍂TrendTia has slipped 609 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,962. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedTia is most popular in Michigan, where it ranks #787, followed by Tennessee (#888) and Illinois (#927). It's in the top 1,000 in 4 states.

About the name Tia

Tia is a girl name of English, Greek and Latin origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-tia”. US birth records list Tia for girls from 1944 to 2025, in 81 of those 82 years. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked #221 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,962, with 98 babies.

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