Recorded 1997–2018 Unisex name Peak 1999 180 births

Tyjah — unisex name

180 babies named Tyjah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s1062010s34
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Tyjah was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tyjah in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyjah

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Tyjah between 1997 and 2018, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyjah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Tyjah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 58 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyjah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tyjah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyjah 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 180 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.

Tyjah at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

180

Since 1997

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1997

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tyjah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1997

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
15
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
46810121416 2018201120082005200219991997 14

Tyjah popularity over time — boys

58 total births recorded since 1997 (Tyjah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 58 births
45678910 201320092008200720052003200219991997 6

Tyjah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 59% of Tyjah's all-time total
1990s402000s1062010s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyjah?
180 babies have been named Tyjah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 15 births.
When was Tyjah most popular?
Tyjah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Tyjah a unisex name?
Yes, Tyjah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 180 births, and as a boy's name it has 58 births.
How long has the name Tyjah been used?
Tyjah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 22 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tyjah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyjae, Tyjanae, Tyja, Tyjai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2018 (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.