Given name
Tyna
“of the river”·“from the river”
Tyna is a variant of Tina. One English interpretation is “from the river; also shortened torm of names ending in -tina.” Tyna is a variant of Tyne. Interpretations include “of the river” (English) and “from the river” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyna is a variant of Tina. One English interpretation is “from the river; also shortened torm of names ending in -tina.” Tyna is a variant of Tyne. Interpretations include “of the river” (English) and “from the river” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyna is a variant of Tyne. An origin associated with Tyne is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 628
- 0 boys · 628 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 28 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 669 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.
Tyna’s family of names
Tyna has a related form in Tina. Tyna has a related form in Tyne.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tyna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“resembling a flower”
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“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
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Adriene
Adriene is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”
>99% girls
Irvina
“friend of the sea”
>99% girls
Chalena
“resembling the beautiful and meaningful flower”
>99% girls
Dianthe
“the flower of the gods”
>99% girls