Boys' name · since 1988
Tykeem
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 379 babies named Tykeem, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 379
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
379 boys have been named Tykeem since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tykeem has 379 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #9,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 379 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tykeem ranks #9,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 379 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 379
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tykeem's 379 recorded births place it above 79.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Tykeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tykeem's full recorded timeline at 2006, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tykeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Tykeem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (158 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Tykeem's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tykeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 158 births (42% of all-time use).
Tykeem by state
Where Tykeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| 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% |
23 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tykeem's data
- Tykeem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Tykeems (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tykeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1988–2023 (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 Tykeem 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.