Tiya

Meaning & origin

Tiya is a modern feminine name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1966. It saw its peak popularity in 2003, but its use has been steadily declining since 2004. In 2025, it ranked 7,885th, with approximately 1 in 123,636 babies receiving the name. The name's rise and fall reflect the typical trajectory of a short, vowel-ending coinage that gained fashionability in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Although it does not have strong historical ties to any particular culture, its simple, melodic sound has kept it in occasional use. No top states were recorded for Tiya, suggesting its distribution is relatively even across the country.

Tiya is a modern coinage, likely arising in the late 20th century as a respelling or short form of names such as Tia or Tiara. It is also occasionally used as a given name in India, possibly as a variant of Tia or Tiya (meaning "parrot" in some Indian languages), but in the U.S. it is most commonly considered a stylish, short feminine name without deep historical roots.