Boys' name · since 1979
Titan
5,496 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.
- #1,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,496
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Titan currently ranks #1292 among boys' names in America, with 5,496 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Titan has been recorded 5,496 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #1292 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #1,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,292 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,496 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Titan ranks #1,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,496 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,496
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Titan's 5,496 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Titan compares
5,496 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Titan's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Titan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,496 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 421 | 34 | 22,252 |
Titan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Titan splits its recorded history at 2007: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 421 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Titan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 421
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Titan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Titan as girls' name)
Titan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,044 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Titan's strongest decade.
3,044 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Titan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 758
2000s
758 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,044 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,617 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,044 births (55% of all-time use).
How Titan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Titan's total volume
Titan by state
Where Titan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 416 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 375 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 339 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Utah | | 260 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 180 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 166 | 3.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 155 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 153 | 2.8% |
416 of 5,496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Titan appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Titan's data
- Titan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,044 total births) through the 2020s (1,617) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Titans (416 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Titan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Titan 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.