# Tina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtiːnə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Teena |
| US babies named this | 293,050 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 904 / 292,146 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 839, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Short form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 175 | 1,333 |
| 2012 | 179 | 1,321 |
| 2013 | 148 | 1,501 |
| 2014 | 153 | 1,469 |
| 2015 | 158 | 1,462 |
| 2016 | 121 | 1,734 |
| 2017 | 146 | 1,523 |
| 2018 | 125 | 1,676 |
| 2019 | 100 | 1,960 |
| 2020 | 84 | 2,169 |
| 2021 | 83 | 2,250 |
| 2022 | 59 | 2,890 |
| 2023 | 101 | 1,962 |
| 2024 | 66 | 2,658 |
| 2025 | 61 | 2,815 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 24 | 2,064 |
| 1979 | 23 | 2,230 |
| 1980 | 19 | 2,608 |
| 1981 | 17 | 2,772 |
| 1982 | 15 | 3,094 |
| 1983 | 14 | 3,217 |
| 1984 | 9 | 4,524 |
| 1985 | 11 | 4,028 |
| 1986 | 10 | 4,434 |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,928 |
| 1988 | 6 | 7,182 |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,861 |
| 1990 | 7 | 7,110 |
| 1993 | 8 | 6,768 |
| 1996 | 5 | 10,409 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29 | 1,149 |
| 2012 | 28 | 1,184 |
| 2013 | 31 | 1,128 |
| 2014 | 24 | 1,341 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1,405 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,472 |
| 2017 | 27 | 1,258 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,200 |
| 2019 | 26 | 1,252 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,618 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,454 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,326 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

## People named Tina

- Tina Turner, American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
- Tina Aumont, French actress (1946–2006)
- Tina Majorino, American actress
- Tina Blau, Austrian artist (1845-1916)
- Tina Louise, American actress
- Tina Charles, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Tina Thompson, American basketball player (born 1975)
- Tina Bachmann, German biathlete
- Tina Cousins, British singer and songwriter
- Tina Khidasheli, Georgian politician and lawyer
- Tinatin Dalakishvili, Georgian actress
- Tina Charles, English pop music and disco singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.