Boys' name · since 1994
Tyjay
Tyjay has 118 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,677 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyjay is the #12677 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Tyjay recorded 118 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #12677 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #16,345 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,677 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyjay ranks #16,345 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,677 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,677 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tyjay's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Tyjay compares
118 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tyjay's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyjay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyjay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyjay's full recorded timeline at 2010, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyjay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Tyjay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Tyjay's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Tyjay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tyjay's data
- Tyjay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyjay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Tyjay 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 August 2026.