Boys' name · since 2002
Tidus
Tidus has 926 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tidus currently ranks #2565 among boys' names in America, with 926 babies recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tidus has been recorded 926 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #2565 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #5,398 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,565 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 926 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tidus ranks #5,398 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,565 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 926 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,398 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tidus's 926 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tidus compares
926 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tidus's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tidus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 926 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tidus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tidus's full recorded timeline at 2014, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 11 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tidus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tidus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (471 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Tidus's strongest decade.
471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tidus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 144
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
471 births
- 2020s
2020s
311 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 471 births (51% of all-time use).
How Tidus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tidus's total volume
Tidus by state
Where Tidus concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
58 of 926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Tidus's data
- Tidus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (471 total births) through the 2020s (311) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tiduss (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tidus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tidus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.