Boys' name · since 1979
Tin
Tin has 436 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
436 boys have been named Tin since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tin recorded 436 times among boys since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- #8,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 436 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tin ranks #8,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 436
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tin's 436 recorded births place it above 81.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tin splits its recorded history at 1999: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1993)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Tin's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (32% of all-time use).
Tin by state
Where Tin concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 13.5% |
59 of 436 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tin's data
- Tin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tins (59 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1979–2020 (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 Tin 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.