Tia
Say it: TEE-a/tiːə/
Girl3 letters2 syllables
#381
in Ireland (2025)
#379 with spellings combined
10
babies in 2025
#210
best rank (2006)
403
babies since 1997
Steady
10-year rank change
Tia through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #379 |
| 2024 | 15 | #279 |
| 2023 | 5 | #612 |
| 2022 | 13 | #317 |
| 2021 | 10 | #389 |
| 2020 | 14 | #292 |
| 2019 | 5 | #613 |
| 2018 | 11 | #385 |
| 2017 | 9 | #432 |
| 2016 | 14 | #317 |
| 2015 | 12 | #379 |
| 2014 | 12 | #373 |
| 2013 | 18 | #274 |
| 2012 | 21 | #244 |
| 2011 | 24 | #220 |
| 2010 | 17 | #310 |
| 2009 | 23 | #232 |
| 2008 | 20 | #257 |
| 2007 | 20 | #241 |
| 2006 | 21 | #210 |
| 2005 | 17 | #232 |
| 2004 | 13 | #272 |
| 2003 | 9 | #333 |
| 2002 | 17 | #218 |
| 2001 | 13 | #254 |
| 2000 | 15 | #227 |
| 1999 | 14 | #227 |
| 1998 | 4 | #426 |
| 1997 | 7 | #363 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Tia mean?
Uncertain
Modern English, perhaps a short form of names such as Letitia.
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TEEa
Not:TIE-a
The story of Tia
Tia came into use as a girls’ name in the second half of the twentieth century, and it has no single source. It can be read as a short form of longer names such as Letitia or Venetia, and it may also have been borrowed from Tiia, an Estonian pet form of Dorothea. In Spanish and Portuguese, tía is simply the word for aunt. With so many possible roots, it is fairest to say the meaning is uncertain.
The name first appears in the CSO records in 1997. It did best in the 2000s: its highest rank was number 210 in 2006, and its busiest year was 2011, when 24 girls were named Tia.
It has been more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 101 in 2006. In 2025, 10 girls were named Tia in the Republic.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Tia (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Tia (name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Tia | 10 | 403 |
In Northern Ireland
#334 in 2025 with 4 babies. Best rank #101 (2006); 262 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.