Given name
Tyja
“an aunt”·“daughter born to royalty”·“one who is intelligent”
Tyja is a variant of Tia. Interpretations include “an aunt” and “daughter born to royalty”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Tyja is a variant of Tyjah. One African interpretation is “one who is intelligent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyja is a variant of Tia. Interpretations include “an aunt” and “daughter born to royalty”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Tyja is a variant of Tyjah. One African interpretation is “one who is intelligent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyja is a variant of Tia. Tia has been associated with Spanish and Greek naming traditions. Tyja is a variant of Tyjah. An origin associated with Tyjah is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 17 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 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 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.
Tyja’s family of names
Tyja has a related form in Tia. Tyja has a related form in Tyjah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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