Tina

Tina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “short form of names ending in -tina”
Origin: English
Say it: TEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Commonly a diminutive of Christina, Martina, Valentina, Bettina, and similar names. Used independently in many languages; its meaning depends on the full form.

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How popular is Tina?

202419.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Tina in 202465

2024 rank#2,648 girls

Peak year1968

Total US babies since 1880292,991

Tina is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tina

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

ChristinaChristian woman · Greek
ChristineChristian · French
CristinaChristian · Latin
Christyanointed one · Greek
Kristaanointed one · Greek
KierstenChristian · Scandinavian
Christaanointed one, Christian · Greek
Christifollower of Christ · Greek

Tina questions

What does the name Tina mean?

Tina means "short form of names ending in -tina". It comes from English. Commonly a diminutive of Christina, Martina, Valentina, Bettina, and similar names. Used independently in many languages; its meaning depends on the full form.

Is Tina a boy or girl name?

Tina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tina?

65 US babies were named Tina in 2024. Its peak year was 1968.

How do you pronounce Tina?

Tina is usually pronounced TEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.