Tianna
Tiana or Tianna is a feminine given name with various origins. It has been used as an extended form of the name Tia or a short form of names such as Cristiana. In the case of Vietnamese-American actress and director Tiana Alexandra, the name was an English spelling of her Vietnamese language given name, Thi Thanh Nga. It is also a Malagasy unisex name meaning loved in use in Madagascar.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tianna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiana or Tianna is a feminine given name with various origins. It has been used as an extended form of the name Tia or a short form of names such as Cristiana. In the case of Vietnamese-American actress and director Tiana Alexandra, the name was an English spelling of her Vietnamese language given name, Thi Thanh Nga. It is also a Malagasy unisex name meaning loved in use in Madagascar.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tianna
The earliest SSA record of Tianna as a baby girl name dates back to 1962, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 592 newborns named Tianna — #435 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Tianna on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tianna ranks #1,711 for baby girls with 121 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tianna
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About the name Tianna
Tianna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Tianna's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #435. Use the chart and map above to compare Tianna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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