Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tinea isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tinea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 0 boys · 60 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 103 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tinea’s family of names
Tinea may belong to the same name family as TINNEA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tinea, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Talitha
“a maiden; young girl”
>99% girls
Tiara
“one who is crowned”
>99% girls
Tia
“an aunt” · “daughter born to royalty”
>99% girls
Taryn
“of the thunder” · “from the high, rocky hill”
7% boys · 93% girls
Tania
“queen of the fairies”
>99% girls
Tiffany
“manifestation of God”
>99% girls
Terra
“goddess of the earth; the land itself”
>99% girls
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
>99% girls