Total births
36
Boys' name · since 2011
Tyga
36 babies named Tyga in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 36
- total births
- 2011–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Tyga sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyga has been recorded 36 times among boys since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2018.
- 36 total births
- 2011–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
36 boys have been named Tyga since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 36
- total births
- 2011–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Tyga was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
9 babies were named Tyga in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Tyga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyga's full recorded timeline at 2013, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyga at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Tyga popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2018
- Peak year (2016)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Tyga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Tyga's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Tyga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tyga? ▼
Since 2011, Social Security records show 36 babies named Tyga. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 9 births.
When was Tyga most popular? ▼
Tyga was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Tyga been used? ▼
Tyga has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 8 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tyga? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyger, Tyge, Tyghe, Tygh, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Tyga
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2011–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tyga: Baby Name Since 2011 - 36 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tyga. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tyga 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 July 2026.