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Girl · Latin, through English
Tina
Say it: TEE-nuh
Meaning
A short form of names ending in -tina, especially Christina, from Latin Christianus 'a Christian'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular as a full name in the US from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 292,670 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 111 girls
- 83 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Teena
| Italian | Tina |
|---|---|
| German | Tina |
Famous bearers
- Tina Turner, American singer
- Tina Fey, American comedian
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.