Tinika
Feminine
Tinika is a three-syllable American name with the familiar Tina at its heart and a crisp -ka at its end. It is bright and quick, with the stress in the middle.
How old is the name Tinika?
Tinika first appears in US birth records in 1967 — 58 years ago. The typical Tinika alive today was born around 1978, making them about 47 years old. About 500 people named Tinika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tinika most popular?
Tinika peaked in 1976, reaching #1865 nationally. See the whole 1976 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tinika
Tina began as the tail end of longer names, Christina, Martina, Albertina, and became a name of its own. Once it stood alone, American families gave it new endings, and Tinika is one of them, a sister of Tanika and Tameka with the same bright rhythm. It is a name built from sound, and complete in itself.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Tinika. It joins Tina, itself cut from Christina and Martina, to a -ka ending, and no record says who first did.
Pronouncing Tinika
tih-NEE-kuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Tinika
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1967
- Most girls named
- 197649 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1865reached in 1976
- Change vs 1994
- −14.3%6 in 1996, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tinikas among us
people named Tinika are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tinika sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a lively rhythm.
- Tina and Nika give two different short forms.
- It will be spelled Tanika or Tinica.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tinikas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Tinika are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tinika in 2025?
- Tinika is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tinika with classmates?
- Tinika will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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