girl's name

Tija

  • Origin Latvian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 146

Ireland

#769

2009 births

Tija is a girl's name. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Tija is a name of Latvian origin.
  • Peaked in 1998, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.

Tija over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

49
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Tija by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 5
1980s 40
1990s 49
2000s (to 2002) 20

How popular is Tija?

In 2002, Tija was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tija is used

Ireland #769 4 in 2009
England & Wales #6,397 3 in 2014
United States #15,600 5 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tija

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tija also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tija over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tija

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tija — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tija

How popular is the name Tija?

In 2002, Tija was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tija a girl's or a boy's name?

Tija is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Tija most popular?

Tija peaked in 1998, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.