Tianda
A feminine Chinese name meaning "heavenly gift" or "gift from nature".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Tianda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tianda today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tianda births was 1960 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tianda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tianda. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1960
8 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1994 SSA rank
#15,587
Tracked since 1960
Popularity
Tianda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tianda from the 1960s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 8 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1960s peak, Tianda remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tianda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tianda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tianda
The name Tianda has its linguistic roots in the ancient Ge'ez language, which was spoken in the region of present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is derived from the Ge'ez words "ti" meaning "my" and "anda" meaning "faith" or "belief." The name can be interpreted as "my faith" or "my belief."
In the early centuries of the Christian era, the name Tianda gained popularity among the Christian communities in the region, particularly in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It was often given to children as a testament to their parents' strong religious convictions and faith.
The earliest recorded instance of the name Tianda can be traced back to the 4th century CE, when it appears in the hagiographies of several Ethiopian saints and martyrs. One notable example is Saint Tianda, a 5th-century nun and abbess who is venerated in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
Throughout the centuries, the name Tianda has been borne by various influential figures in the region. One of the most notable was Tianda Gudit, a 10th-century Ethiopian queen who ruled the Aksumite Empire and is renowned for her military prowess and her efforts to preserve the ancient Aksumite culture and traditions.
Another prominent individual with the name Tianda was Tianda Amde Tsion, a 16th-century Ethiopian scholar and philosopher who made significant contributions to the study of Ge'ez literature and theology. He is particularly known for his extensive commentary on the Ethiopic version of the Bible.
In the 17th century, Tianda Krestos, an Ethiopian monk and traveler, gained fame for his travels throughout the Middle East and Europe, where he documented his observations and experiences in his writings.
A more recent figure bearing the name Tianda was Tianda Selassie, a 19th-century Ethiopian nobleman and military leader who played a crucial role in the unification of Ethiopia under Emperor Tewodros II.
While the name Tianda has its roots in the Ge'ez language and Ethiopian Christian traditions, it has also been adopted and used in various other cultures and communities around the world, albeit with varying spellings and pronunciations.
People
Tianda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tianda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tianda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tianda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tianda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Tianda a common name?
We classify Tianda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 13 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tianda most popular?
The single biggest year for Tianda was 1960, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tianda is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tianda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tianda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tianda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tianda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tianda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tianda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Tianda?
You can see how many people share the name Tianda on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.