US rank #4701 Boys' name Peak 1974 3,350 births

Tito — #4701 US boys' name

3,350 babies named Tito in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4701
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Tito was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

99 babies were named Tito in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tito

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,350 babies named Tito between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tito currently holds the #4701 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 99 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tito performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 664 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Tito shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 416 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tito in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tito 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 3,350 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.

Tito at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,350

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1974

99 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#4,701

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tito popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
99
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Tito by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
664 births that decade — 20% of Tito's all-time total
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Tito by state

Where Tito concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tito
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
416 12.4%
#2 Texas
393 11.7%
#3 New York
268 8.0%
#4 New Mexico
47 1.4%
#5 Florida
38 1.1%
#6 North Carolina
35 1.0%
#7 Illinois
28 0.8%
#8 Georgia
23 0.7%
California share of Tito's total US births 12.4%
Even split

416 of 3,350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Tito appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tito?
3,350 babies have been named Tito since 1909. It currently ranks #4701 among boys. The peak year was 1974 with 99 births.
When was Tito most popular?
Tito was most popular in the 1970s decade with 664 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Tito most popular?
The top states for the name Tito are California (416 births), Texas (393 births), New York (268 births).
How long has the name Tito been used?
Tito has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tito?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Titus, Titan, 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, 1909–2024 (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.