Girls' name · since 1996
Tyah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Tyah, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tyah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 90 have been recorded since 1996.
Tyah has 90 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2016.
- #28,370 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyah ranks #28,370 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,370 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tyah's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2016
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Tyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Tyah's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tyah? ▼
Where does Tyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Tyah most popular? ▼
How long has the name Tyah been used? ▼
What names are similar to Tyah? ▼
What to do with Tyah's data
- Tyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tyah
Nearby Names Like Tyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tyah
Compare Tyah side by side: Tyah vs Tyanna Tyah vs Tyana Tyah vs Tyasia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1996–2016 (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 Tyah 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.