Unisex name · since 1975
Tien
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 814 babies named Tien, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,233 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 814
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tien is the #6233 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 814 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tien has been recorded 814 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #6233 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,233 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 814 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tien ranks #5,848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,233 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 814 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,233 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 814
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tien's 814 recorded births place it above 87.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tien compares
814 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Tien's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 814 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tien's full recorded timeline at 2000, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tien popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tien popularity over time - girls
506 total births recorded since 1976 (Tien as girls' name)
Tien by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (203 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Tien's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
203 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 203 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tien 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 Tien's total volume
Tien by state
Where Tien concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 116 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.5% |
116 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tien's data
- Tien's decade-level peak was the 1990s (203 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tiens (116 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 Tien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Tien 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.