Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tinka 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tinka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 5 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 5 in 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 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.
Tinka’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Tinka is a diminutive of Martina. In Slovak usage, Tinka is a diminutive of Justína.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tinka
- Tinka KurtiAlbanian actressborn 1932
- Tinka OffereinsDutch rowerborn 1993
- Tinka MilinovićBosnian-American television star and personality, opera singer, recording artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, actress and modelborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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