Fun Facts About the Name Tiya
- 762 babies named Tiya: U.S. records list 762 babies given the name Tiya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tiya Mean?
Tiya is used as a girl's name in South Asia, where it is understood to mean "bird," especially a small parrot or parakeet. It comes from the Hindi word ṭiyā and the Bengali ṭiẏā, both common names for small birds of the parrot family. In English-speaking countries, Tiya is more often a spelling variant of Tia, a name with a different and less settled origin: it is usually treated as a short form of longer names that contain the sounds -ti- or -tia, such as Christina, Patricia, Tatiana, or Tiffany. Tia is also identical in form to the Spanish word tía, "aunt," but that Spanish word is not the source of the English given name. The South Asian name and the English variant are best treated as separate origins that happen to share a spelling, rather than as one name with one meaning.
Tiya Name History & Origins
In South Asia, Tiya is a girl's name taken from a word for a small bird, especially a parrot. The Hindi ṭiyā and the Bengali ṭiẏā are used for the bird itself and, informally, as a girl's name. The name is found among Hindi- and Bengali-speaking families in India and Bangladesh and among South Asian communities elsewhere. The deeper origin of the bird word is not settled; it is not clearly traceable to a single older source, so the earliest stages of the word cannot be stated with confidence.
The English name Tia, which Tiya often represents, has a separate history. It appears in English-speaking countries mainly as a short form of longer names containing the syllable ti or tia, such as Christina, Patricia, Tatiana, and Tiffany, and it also stands alone as an independent name. Because Tia is short and simple, it has been spelled in several ways, including Tiya and Tiah. The Spanish word tía, "aunt," matches the spelling but is a common noun rather than the source of the English given name; in the Philippines the related Tagalog word tiya is a respectful term for an aunt, again as a kinship word rather than a name origin. A place called Tiya in Ethiopia, known for its carved stone monuments, is unrelated to the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Tiya?
Tiya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #3,849 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,312 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #12,023 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,934 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #6,686 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #7,227 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,926 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #9,065 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,729 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,809 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #6,644 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #8,900 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #12,978 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,444 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,557 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #9,681 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #6,610 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #7,038 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #7,388 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #6,792 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #5,365 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,781 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #5,730 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #4,799 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #7,021 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #7,694 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #6,786 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #8,191 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #6,347 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #5,850 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #8,103 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,012 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #15,610 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,678 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #10,412 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,232 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #9,193 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,932 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #9,188 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,951 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,715 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #8,278 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #12,064 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,677 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #8,174 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #3,849 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #4,966 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #6,660 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,914 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #9,561 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,571 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #7,117 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #6,840 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,554 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #7,235 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,327 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #7,929 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #8,608 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #8,115 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #7,538 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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