Boys' name · since 1997
Tykell
38 babies named Tykell 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.
- #24,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
38 boys have been named Tykell since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tykell recorded 38 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2021.
- #24,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1997
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tykell ranks #24,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1997, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1997
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tykell's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tykell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tykell splits its recorded history at 2008: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tykell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2021
- Peak year (1999)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Tykell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Tykell's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tykell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Tykell's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- 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 Tykell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1997–2021 (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 Tykell 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.