Tina is a largely feminine given name that originated as a diminutive for names ending in -tina such as Christina. Teena and Tena are modern English variant spellings of Tina. Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish variant. Tine is a Danish and Norwegian variant. There is also the Latvian feminine given name Tīna.
Its masculine counterpart is Tino, Tin, or the Slovene Tine.
In some cases Tina or Teena is derived from the English word “tiny”, as was the case for American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer Tina Brooks (1932–1974), who was born Harold, or from the English slang term “teeny”, referring to a person who is of insignificant size, as was the case for British Victorian Shakespeare scholar and philologist Teena Rochfort-Smith (1861–1883), who was born Mary.
In the Arabic language, Tīnah (تينة) is a word that means "fig". It is also the usual diminutive for the Georgian feminine name Tinatin.
Usage The name is in use worldwide as a diminutive of various names. It was not widely used as an independent given name until the 1940s and 1950s. In the United States, increased usage of the name has been attributed to characters in the 1939 American drama film The Old Maid and the 1942 American drama film Now, Voyager, and later to the 1955 hit song Tina Marie. The name peaked in usage for American girls in 1968, when it was the 18th most popular name for American girls born that year. Tina was among the top 100 most used names for American girls between 1956 and 1982 and remained among the 1,000 most used names until 2006. It was similarly popular elsewhere. In Australia, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1966 and 1979. In Canada, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1962 and 1983. In New Zealand, the name was among the top 100 names between 1960 and 1981. In the United Kingdom, the name was among the top 100 names from the 1950s to the 1970s. In Latvia, the name was among the too 100 names for girls between 2005 and 2010. In Norway, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1966 and 2004. In the Czech Republic, the name was among the top 200 names for girls between 1991 and 2016.https://www.behindthename.com/name/tinahttps://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/links-to-name-data.html
Women Samanta Tīna Poļakova (born 1989), Latvian singer Tina Abdulla (born 1997), Norwegian handball player Tina Acketoft (born 1966), Swedish politician Tina Aeberli (born 1989), Swiss Footbag player Tina Ahlin (born Katrina Ahlin in 1967), Swedish composer, pianist and singer Tina Albanese, American television producer and television writer Tina Allen (1949–2008), American sculptor Tina Alster (born c. 1959), American dermatologist, educator, researcher, and author Tina Ann Amato, American classically trained vocalist Tina Ambani (born 1957), Indian film actress Tina Ambos, Austrian professor Tina Anderson, American comics writer Tina Andrews, American actress, television producer, screenwriter, author and playwright Tina McElroy Ansa (1949–2024), American novelist, filmmaker, teacher, businesswoman and journalist Tina Anselmi (1927–2016), Italian politician and Italian resistance member Tina Antolini (born Christina), American radio producer and journalist Tina Arena (born Filippina Arena in 1967), Australian singer Tina Asatiani (1918–2011), Armenian physicist of Georgian origin Tine Asmundsen (born 1963), Norwegian jazz bassist Tina Aumont (born Maria Christina Aumont; 1946–2006), French-American actress Tina Ayyad, Australian politician Tina Bachmann (born 1978), German field hockey player Tina Bachmann (born 1986), German professional biathlete Tina Baker (born 1958), British author, broadcaster, journalist, and fitness professional Tina Baker (disappeared 2002), British murder victim Tina Bara (born 1962), German photographer Tina Barišić (born 2000), Croatian handballer Tina Barney (born 1945), American photographer Tina Barrett (born 1976), British singer from S Club 7 Tina Barrett (born Christina Barrett in 1966), American professional golfer Tina Barsby, plant geneticist Tina Barton (born Christina Barton in 1958); New Zealand art historian, curator, art writer and editor Tina Basich (born 1969), American snowboarder Tina Lagostena Bassi (born Augusta Lagostena Bassi; 1926–2008), Italian lawyer and politician Tina Batson (born Rocío Valentina Aguilarte Batson in 1999), Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder Tine Baun (née Rasmussen; born 1979), Danish badminton player Tina Bay (born 1973), Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier Tina Baz, Franco-Lebanese film editor Tina Beattie (born 1955), British Christian theologian, writer and broadcaster Tina Bell (1957–2012), American singer Tina Benkiser (born 1963), American attorney Tina Benko, American actress and acting teacher Tina Berning (born 1969), German artist and illustrator Tina Bhatia, Indian actress Tina Birbili (born Konstantina Birbili in 1969), Greek government official Tina Black (born Christina Black), Irish politician Tina Blau (1845–1916), Austrian landscape painter Tina Bojanowski (born Christine Bojanowski in 1964), American politician Tina Bokuchava (born Tinatin Bokuchava in 1983), Georgian politician Tina Bøttzau (born 1977), Danish handball player Tina Blondell (born 1953), Austrian-American painter Tina Louise Bomberry (c. 1966–2018), Canadian First Nations actress, who performed in film, television, and on stage Tine Bossuyt (born 1980), Belgian swimmer Tina Bosworth, American world record log-roller Tina Fernandes Botts, American legal scholar and philosophy professor Tina Bride (born Kim Poelmans in 1977), Flemish dance singer Tina Britt (born Marion Brittingham in 1938), American R&B singer Mary Christine Brockert (1956–2010), American singer known professionally as Teena Marie Tina Brower-Thomas, American nanotechnology and quantum materials researcher and STEM education advocate Tina Brown (born Christina in 1953), journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author Tina Brown (born Christina Brown in 1968), American Olympic rower Tina Brown (born 1976), British distance runner Tina Browne (born 1955), Cook Islands politician Tina Brozman (1952–2007), American judge Tina Bru (born 1986), Norwegian politician Tine Bryld (née Begtrup; 1939–2011), Danish social worker, writer, radio personality and editor Tina Bursill (born 1951), Australian actress Tena Campbell (born Marilyn Gresky in 1944), American jurist, lawyer, and former school teacher Tina Campbell (born Trecina in 1974), American singer from the contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary Tina Campt, American academic noted for her work on Afro-Germans Tina Cane, American poet, author, and activist Tina Cannon (born 1968), American politician Tina Cardinale-Beauchemin (born 1966), American ice hockey forward Tina Carline (born Christina Ngaparu; 1948–2020), New Zealand television and radio broadcaster of Māori descent Tina Čarman (born 1978), Slovenian long jumper and Olympian Tina Carver (born Christina Brown; 1922–1982), American actress Tine Cederkvist (born 1979), Danish football goalkeeper Tina Cervasio (born 1974), American sports anchor Tina Chancey, American musician Tina Chandler (born 1974), American professional female bodybuilder Tina Chang (born 1969), American poet, professor, editor, organizer, and public speaker Tina Alexandria Charles (born 1988), American professional basketball player Tina Charles (born 1954), British singer Tina Charlie (born Tina Jim; 1869–1962), American Kucadikadi basket weaver Tina Chen (born 1943), Chinese-American stage, film, and television actress, director, and producer Tina L. Cheng, American pediatrician Tina Gordon Chism, American screenwriter, producer, and director Tina Chow (born Bettina Lutz; 1950–1992), American model and jewelry designer Tina Clayton (born 2004), Jamaican sprinter Tina Clouse (born Tina Linn; 1963 – disappeared 1980), American murder victim Tina Cole (born Christina Cole in 1943), American actress Tina Connelly (born 1970), Canadian track and field athlete Tina Connolly, American writer Tina Cooper (born Christine Cooper; 1918–1986), English paediatrician and an expert on child abuse Tina Costa (1925–2019), Italian anti-fascist and syndicalist Tina Courpas (born Katherine Salame in 1966), American attorney and politician Tina Cousins (born 1971), English singer-songwriter Tina Cross (born 1959), New Zealand singer Martina Csillagová (born 1984), Slovak singer known professionally as Tina Tina Cullen (born Christina Cullen in 1970), English field hockey forward Tina Cvetkovič (born 2000), Slovenian inactive tennis player Tina Dabi (born 1993), Indian civil servant Tina Daheley (born c. 1980–81), English journalist, newsreader and presenter Tina Darragh (born 1950), American poet Tina Datta (born 1988), Indian actress Tina Davidson (born 1952), American composer Tina A. Davidson (born 1960), American Admiral in the United States Navy Nurse Corps Tina Davis, American music industry executive Tina M. Davis, American politician Tina de Bruin (born 1975), Dutch actress Tine De Caigny (born 1997), Belgian footballer Tina De Mola (born Ernesta De Mola; 1923–2012), Italian actress, singer and television personality Tina DeRosa (1944–2007), American writer Tina Desai, Indian actress Tina Dico (born Tina Dickow Danielsen in 1977), Danish singer-songwriter Tina Dietze (born 1988), German sprint canoer and Olympian Tina DiJoseph (born 1968), American actress Tina Di Lorenzo (born Concettina Di Lorenzo; 1872–1930), Italian actress Tina DiMartino (born Christina DiMartino in 1986), American professional soccer midfielder Dith Tina (born 1979), Cambodian politician and engineer Tina Dixon (born Augustine Dixon; 1913–2004), American R&B singer, actress and comedian Tina Drazu, Ugandan airline transport pilot Tina Dupuy, American political journalist Tina Dutta (born 1985), Indian actress Tina Earnshaw, British make-up designer and the founder of Tina Earnshaw Cosmetics Tine Eerlingen (born 1976), Belgian politician Tina Ehn (born 1960), Swedish politician Tina Eliassi-Rad, American computer scientist Tina Frimpong Ellertson (born Christina Frimpong in 1982), American soccer coach and former professional player Tina Engel (born 1950), German actress Tina Engels-Schwarzpaul (born Anna-Christina Engels-Schwarzpaul), German-New Zealand design academic Tina Enghoff (born 1957), Danish photographer, video artist, and writer Tina Engler (born 1972), American author of erotic romance novels Tina Enström (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player Tina Erceg (born 1988), Croatian international gymnast Tina Escaja (born 1965), Spanish-American writer, activist, feminist scholar and digital artist Tina Fabrique (born 1944 or 1945), American stage actress and singer Tina Faichnie, New Zealand footballer Tina Ferreira (born 1972), Uruguayan dancer, journalist and vedette of both theater and carnival Tina Fey (born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey in 1970), American writer and actress Tina Fischer (born 1970), German professional golfer Tina Mari Flem (born 1980), Norwegian editor and media executive Tina Flognman (born 1981), Swedish handball player Tina Flournoy (born Hartina Flournoy in 1956), American political advisor Tina Fontaine (1999–2014), Canadian murder victim Tina Monshipour Foster, Iranian-American lawyer and director of the International Justice Network Tina Frühauf (born 1972), German-American musicologist Tina Fuentes (born 1949), American artist Tina Gandy (born 1953), American marathoner Tina Garabedian (born 1997), Armenian-Canadian Olympic ice dancer Tina Gascó (1914–1973), Spanish actress Tina Gažovičová (born 1986), Slovak politician Tina George (born 1978), American freestyle wrestler Tina Gharavi (born 1972), Iranian-born British artist, director and screenwriter