Recorded 1990–2003 Boys' name Peak 1996 28 births

Tychicus — boys' name

28 babies named Tychicus in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s12
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tychicus was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tychicus in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tychicus

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Tychicus between 1990 and 2003, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tychicus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tychicus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tychicus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tychicus 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 28 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.

Tychicus at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

28

Since 1990

14 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1990

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2003

Tychicus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1990

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Tychicus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 57% of Tychicus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tychicus?
28 babies have been named Tychicus since 1990. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Tychicus most popular?
Tychicus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Tychicus been used?
Tychicus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 14 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Tychicus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyce, Tycen, Tycho, 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, 1990–2003 (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.