Unisex name · since 1978
Tyan
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Tyan, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 222
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tyan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 222 have been recorded since 1978.
Tyan has 222 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- #12,342 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 222 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyan ranks #12,342 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,342 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 222
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tyan's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tyan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (1983)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Tyan popularity over time - girls
68 total births recorded since 1971 (Tyan as girls' name)
Tyan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Tyan's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (36% of all-time use).
Tyan by state
Where Tyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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- Tyan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tyans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Tyan 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.