Recorded 2016–2022 Boys' name Peak 2016 21 births

Tikhon — boys' name

21 babies named Tikhon in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 boys have been named Tikhon since 2016, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

21
total births
2016–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tikhon was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tikhon in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tikhon

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Tikhon between 2016 and 2022, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tikhon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tikhon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tikhon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tikhon 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 21 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.

Tikhon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

21

Since 2016

7 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2016

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tikhon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2016

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022202020182016 6

Tikhon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 52% of Tikhon's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tikhon?
21 babies have been named Tikhon since 2016. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Tikhon most popular?
Tikhon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Tikhon been used?
Tikhon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 7 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tikhon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiko, Tiki. 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, 2016–2022 (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.