Tina

“Variant of Christina — Follower of Christ” — Ancient Greek, via Latin and French origin

Girl's name · #2778 in the US (2025) · Retro

Tina has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #18 (1968) · 292,146 babies named Tina all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 550 girls in Slovenia (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,200 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tinas

Tina Turner — American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
Tina Fey — American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
Tina Maze — Slovenian alpine skier
Tina Karol — Ukrainian singer, actress, television presenter
Tina Trstenjak — Slovenian judoka

In stories & tradition

Tina and Milo — Olympic mascot
Tina Cohen-Chang — Glee · Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Tina Armstrong — Dead or Alive · Dead or Alive 2

What Tinas become

Among 1,649 notable people named Tina:

Medical professionals appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tina Strobos, Dutch physician and psychiatrist; rescuer of Holocaust refugees, named one of the Righteous Among the Nations (1920–2012).

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