US rank #383 Boys' name Peak 2015 25,883 births

Titus — #383 US boys' name

25,883 babies named Titus in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s291890s251900s371910s2261920s2961930s2461940s2501950s3851960s6601970s10691980s14521990s16012000s44542010s106822020s4471
#383
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Titus was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

1,325 babies were named Titus in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Titus

The Social Security Administration has registered 25,883 babies named Titus between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Titus currently holds the #383 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 1,325 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Titus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10,682 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Titus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,097 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Titus in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Titus 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 25,883 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.

Titus at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

25,883

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2015

1,325 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#383

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Titus popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2015)
1,325
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420071990197319561939192219021880 6

Titus popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1977 (Titus as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 20161977 6

Titus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10,682 births that decade — 41% of Titus's all-time total
1880s291890s251900s371910s2261920s2961930s2461940s2501950s3851960s6601970s10691980s14521990s16012000s44542010s106822020s4471

Titus by state

Where Titus concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Titus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,097 8.1%
#2 Texas
1,914 7.4%
#3 Ohio
1,085 4.2%
#4 Florida
1,031 4.0%
#5 Georgia
982 3.8%
#6 North Carolina
913 3.5%
#7 Tennessee
813 3.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
801 3.1%
California share of Titus's total US births 8.1%
Even split

2,097 of 25,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Titus appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Titus?
25,883 babies have been named Titus since 1880. It currently ranks #383 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 1,325 births.
When was Titus most popular?
Titus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10,682 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Titus most popular?
The top states for the name Titus are California (2,097 births), Texas (1,914 births), Ohio (1,085 births).
How long has the name Titus been used?
Titus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Titus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Titan, 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, 1880–2024 (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.