US rank #5119 Boys' name Peak 2009 607 births

Tycen — #5119 US boys' name

607 babies named Tycen in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s122000s1862010s2892020s115
#5119
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tycen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

41 babies were named Tycen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tycen

The Social Security Administration has registered 607 babies named Tycen between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tycen currently holds the #5119 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tycen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 289 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tycen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tycen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tycen 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 607 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.

Tycen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

607

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2009

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,119

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tycen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
41
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001987 5

Tycen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
289 births that decade — 48% of Tycen's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s1862010s2892020s115

Tycen by state

Where Tycen concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tycen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
5 0.8%
Washington share of Tycen's total US births 0.8%

5 of 607 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tycen?
607 babies have been named Tycen since 1987. It currently ranks #5119 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 41 births.
When was Tycen most popular?
Tycen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 289 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Tycen most popular?
The top states for the name Tycen are Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Tycen been used?
Tycen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tycen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyce, Tycho, Tychicus, Tycere. 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, 1987–2024 (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.