Recorded 1979–2008 Boys' name Peak 1982 34 births

Tigh — boys' name

34 babies named Tigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s232000s5
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Tigh was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tigh in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Tigh between 1979 and 2008, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tigh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tigh at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

34

Since 1979

30 years of records

Peak year

1982

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1979

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1979

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1982)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 20081984198219811979 6

Tigh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 68% of Tigh's all-time total
1970s61980s232000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tigh?
34 babies have been named Tigh since 1979. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1982 with 13 births.
When was Tigh most popular?
Tigh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Tigh been used?
Tigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 30 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiger, Tighe, Tigran, Tige. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.