Boys' name · since 1995
Tykel
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 123 babies named Tykel, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
123 boys have been named Tykel since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tykel has been recorded 123 times among boys since 1995, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2018.
- #16,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 123 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tykel ranks #16,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,083 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 123
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tykel's 123 recorded births place it above 64.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tykel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tykel splits its recorded history at 2004: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tykel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tykel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (78 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Tykel's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Tykel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 78 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Tykel's data
- Tykel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tykel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1995–2018 (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 Tykel 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.