Girl · #7,996 in 2026

Tinka

Name: Popularity of the name Tinka in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Tinka, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Tinka is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Tinka Kurti, Albanian actress Tinka Menkes, American actor, sister of filmmaker Nina Menkes Tinka Milinović, Bosnian-American recording artist

Current Rank

#7,996

Peak Rank

#5,415 (1951)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1951

First Year

1970

Last Year

1951

Peak Year

#5415

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tinka

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Tinka

American parents first put Tinka on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 5 Tinkas were born — ranking #5,415 that year. About 50% of every Tinka on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Tinka last appeared in the published SSA data in 1970, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

No data

Where is Tinka most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

UG
48%
Slovakia
22%
Czech Republic
17%
Hungary
8%
Ukraine
4%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Tinka

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tinka is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Tinca
Tunka
Tonka
Tanka
Tinga
Dinka
Tenga
Tylka
Tinker
Tinkle
Tink
Tika

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tinka

What does the name Tinka mean?

How popular is Tinka in 2026?

In 2026, Tinka ranks #7,996 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Tinka most popular?

Tinka reached its peak popularity in 1951, ranking #5,415 that year with 5 babies given the name.

Is Tinka a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Tinka is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Tinka?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tinka include Alphea, Ballarie, Carlan. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tinka

Tinka is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Tinka's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #5,415. Use the chart and map above to compare Tinka'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.