Recorded 1988–2023 Boys' name Peak 1997 379 births

Tykeem — boys' name

379 babies named Tykeem 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.

1980s121990s1582000s962010s792020s34
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

27 babies were named Tykeem in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tykeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 379 babies named Tykeem between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tykeem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tykeem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tykeem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Tykeem in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tykeem 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 379 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.

Tykeem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

379

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

1997

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tykeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
27
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
051015202530 20232018201320082003199819931988 5

Tykeem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
158 births that decade — 42% of Tykeem's all-time total
1980s121990s1582000s962010s792020s34

Tykeem by state

Where Tykeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tykeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
23 6.1%
#2 New York
20 5.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 1.6%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.3%
South Carolina share of Tykeem's total US births 6.1%
Even split

23 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tykeem?
379 babies have been named Tykeem since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 27 births.
When was Tykeem most popular?
Tykeem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Tykeem most popular?
The top states for the name Tykeem are South Carolina (23 births), New York (20 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Tykeem been used?
Tykeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tykeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyke, Tykel, Tykee, Tykwon, and 4 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, 1988–2023 (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.