Recorded 1996–2016 Girls' name Peak 2003 90 births

Tyah — girls' name

90 babies named Tyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s572010s12
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Tyah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tyah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Tyah between 1996 and 2016, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyah 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 90 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.

Tyah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

90

Since 1996

21 years of records

Peak year

2003

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1996

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1996

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
11
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4681012 201620132008200620042003200220012000199919981996 5

Tyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 63% of Tyah's all-time total
1990s212000s572010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyah?
90 babies have been named Tyah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2003 with 11 births.
When was Tyah most popular?
Tyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Tyah been used?
Tyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 21 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyanna, Tyana, Tyasia, Tyann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1996–2016 (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.