US rank #6975 Unisex name Peak 1997 439 births

Tyger — #6975 US boys' name

439 babies named Tyger in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1022000s1512010s1232020s57
#6975
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Tyger was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tyger in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyger

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Tyger between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyger currently holds the #6975 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 31 babies received it in a single year. Tyger is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 59 additional births since 1983.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyger performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tyger shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyger 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 439 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.

Tyger at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

439

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1997

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,975

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyger popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
31
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941988 6

Tyger popularity over time — girls

59 total births recorded since 1983 (Tyger as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 59 births
010203040 20192001198619841983 29

Tyger by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
151 births that decade — 34% of Tyger's all-time total
1980s61990s1022000s1512010s1232020s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyger?
439 babies have been named Tyger since 1988. It currently ranks #6975 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 31 births.
When was Tyger most popular?
Tyger was most popular in the 2000s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Tyger a unisex name?
Yes, Tyger is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 439 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Tyger been used?
Tyger has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyger?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyge, 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, 1988–2024 (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.