Boys' name · since 1962
Tylan
3,908 babies named Tylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,134 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,908
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tylan is the #1134 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,908 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tylan has been recorded 3,908 times among boys since 1962, currently ranked #1134 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #2,133 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,134 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,908 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tylan ranks #2,133 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,134 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,908 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,134 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,908
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tylan's 3,908 recorded births place it above 95.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Tylan compares
3,908 Top 15% higher than 85% of 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
Tylan's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tylan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,908 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 198 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tylan's full recorded timeline at 1999, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 198 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tylan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Tylan popularity over time - girls
180 total births recorded since 1992 (Tylan as girls' name)
Tylan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,162 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Tylan's strongest decade.
1,162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 96
1980s
96 births
- 1990s 411
1990s
411 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,162 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,160 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,022 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,162 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tylan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tylan's total volume
Tylan by state
Where Tylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 334 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 294 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 260 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 258 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Texas | | 225 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 213 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 149 | 3.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 125 | 3.2% |
334 of 3,908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Tylan appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tylan's data
- Tylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,162 total births) through the 2020s (1,022) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Tylans (334 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Tylan
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Tylan 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.