Recorded 1955–2019 Boys' name Peak 1978 86 births

Tiran — boys' name

86 babies named Tiran in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61970s361980s291990s102010s5
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tiran was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

16 babies were named Tiran in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tiran

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Tiran between 1955 and 2019, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tiran currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tiran performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tiran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tiran 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 86 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.

Tiran at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

86

Since 1955

65 years of records

Peak year

1978

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1955

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tiran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1955

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1978)
16
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 201919921991198419821981198019791978197719751955 6

Tiran by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
36 births that decade — 42% of Tiran's all-time total
1950s61970s361980s291990s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiran?
86 babies have been named Tiran since 1955. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1978 with 16 births.
When was Tiran most popular?
Tiran was most popular in the 1970s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Tiran been used?
Tiran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 65 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tiran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tirrell, Tirso, Tiras, Tiron, and 4 more. 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, 1955–2019 (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.