girl's name

Tuba

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 445

Tuba is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1990, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1982.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tuba over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tuba by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 65
1990s 160
2000s 60
2010s 40
2020s (to 2025) 5

How popular is Tuba?

In 2025, Tuba was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Tuba is used

England & Wales #5,469 4 in 2024
France #6,346 5 in 2025
United States #13,949 6 in 2025

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tuba

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

Parents who like Tuba also like

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

Sibling names for Tuba

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

Common questions about Tuba

How popular is the name Tuba?

In 2025, Tuba was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

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

Tuba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tuba?

Tuba has 2 syllables.

When was Tuba most popular?

Tuba peaked in 1990, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Tuba a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tuba currently ranks #6,346 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.