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A given name in French and Cebuano
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01 / Meaning & origin
Tintin is a unisex given name documented in French and Cebuano. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Separate records with matching spellings: Tintin (Cebuano, French)
2 source accounts
The origin of the name "Tintin" is not known. While the series' creator, Hergé, never explained the reason for the name, it is asserted in The Pocket Essential Tintin (Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier, 2002) that the name is from an earlier pulp fiction novel called Les Voyages Aeriens D'Un Petit Parisien A Travers le Monde. Various other theories have also been supposited.
Reduplication of Tin from various names with one of its syllables pronounced as such.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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2026 Spelling: Tintin
Recorded category female
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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6,155 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tintin” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Swedish climate protection activist (born 2003)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
