Boys' name · since 1990
Tigran
Tigran has 493 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,957 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tigran is the #4783 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 493 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tigran has been recorded 493 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #4783 nationally and more common than 66% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #7,957 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,783 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tigran ranks #7,957 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,783 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 493 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,957 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,783 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tigran's 493 recorded births place it above 82.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Tigran compares
493 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Tigran's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tigran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tigran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tigran's full recorded timeline at 2009, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tigran popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tigran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (166 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Tigran's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Tigran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 166 births (34% of all-time use).
Tigran by state
Where Tigran concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 302 | 61.3% |
302 of 493 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tigran's data
- Tigran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (166 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tigrans (302 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 Tigran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Tigran 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.