How Many People Are Named Tija?
An estimated 114 people in the United States have the first name Tija. It is predominantly female (95.8%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Tija peaked in popularity in 1998 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tija as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tija paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
114
About 1 in 3,006,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.8% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1998
14 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tija
Tija is predominantly female (95.8%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tija as a male name
Ranked #11,152 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1998 (5 births)
Tija as a female name
Ranked #17,897 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 2000 (10 births)
Tija: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tija span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 49 babies were registered. While Tija is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tija by Decade
How has Tija tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tija + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tija as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tija
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tija: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tija?
We estimate approximately 114 people named Tija are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,006,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Tija a common name?
Tija is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tija most popular?
Tija reached peak popularity in 1998, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tija is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tija a female name?
Tija is predominantly female. 95.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tija Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tija Smith, Tija Johnson, Tija Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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