US rank #1016 Boys' name Peak 2017 5,341 births

Titan — #1016 US boys' name

5,341 babies named Titan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1016
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Titan was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

421 babies were named Titan in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Titan

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,341 babies named Titan between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Titan currently holds the #1016 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 421 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Titan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,043 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Titan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 404 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Titan in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Titan 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 5,341 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.

Titan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,341

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2017

421 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,016

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Titan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
421
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Titan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2021 (Titan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2021 5

Titan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,043 births that decade — 57% of Titan's all-time total
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Titan by state

Where Titan concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Titan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
404 7.6%
#2 California
366 6.9%
#3 Florida
326 6.1%
#4 Utah
253 4.7%
#5 Georgia
172 3.2%
#6 Ohio
166 3.1%
#7 Washington
153 2.9%
#8 Hawaii
152 2.8%
Texas share of Titan's total US births 7.6%
Even split

404 of 5,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Titan appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Titan?
5,341 babies have been named Titan since 1979. It currently ranks #1016 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 421 births.
When was Titan most popular?
Titan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,043 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Titan most popular?
The top states for the name Titan are Texas (404 births), California (366 births), Florida (326 births).
How long has the name Titan been used?
Titan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Titan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Titus, Tito, Titobiloluwa. 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, 1979–2024 (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.