MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Tina mean?
Tina began as an affectionate short form of longer European names such as Christina and Martina. Indian use also treats it as an independent name, so its literal meaning depends on which longer name, if any, a family intends.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
टीना
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਟੀਨਾ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Tina in Indian usage
35,066 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 34,708 records (99%).
- Recorded as male: 358 records (1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 303 |
| 1970s | 1,782 |
| 1980s | 13,486 |
| 1990s | 19,365 |
| Other decades | 130 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 13,290 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 10,294 |
| Kerala | 2,675 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,651 |
| Haryana | 1,833 |
| Punjab | 1,189 |
| Delhi | 1,085 |
| Uttarakhand | 588 |
| Bihar | 434 |
| Jharkhand | 426 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 275 |
| Other states | 326 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Tina / F | 15 | 1,892 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Tina; Table_6, C2003 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Tina; Table_6, C2003