Recorded 1971–2013 Boys' name Peak 1972 72 births

Tyge — boys' name

72 babies named Tyge in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161990s102000s302010s16
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tyge was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

9 babies were named Tyge in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyge

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Tyge between 1971 and 2013, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyge currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyge performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tyge shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyge 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 72 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.

Tyge at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

72

Since 1971

43 years of records

Peak year

1972

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1971

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2013

Tyge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1971

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1972)
9
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Tyge by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 42% of Tyge's all-time total
1970s161990s102000s302010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyge?
72 babies have been named Tyge since 1971. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Tyge most popular?
Tyge was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Tyge been used?
Tyge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 43 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Tyge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyger, Tyga, Tyghe, Tygh, and 1 more. 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, 1971–2013 (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.