US rank #9844 Girls' name Peak 2002 521 births

Tyliyah — #9844 US girls' name

521 babies named Tyliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s2462010s1852020s65
#9844
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Tyliyah was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

46 babies were named Tyliyah in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 521 babies named Tyliyah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyliyah currently holds the #9844 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyliyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tyliyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyliyah in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyliyah 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 521 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.

Tyliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

521

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2002

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,844

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
46
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Tyliyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
246 births that decade — 47% of Tyliyah's all-time total
1990s252000s2462010s1852020s65

Tyliyah by state

Where Tyliyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tyliyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
8 1.5%
#2 Georgia
6 1.2%
#3 New York
5 1.0%
North Carolina share of Tyliyah's total US births 1.5%
Even split

8 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyliyah?
521 babies have been named Tyliyah since 1996. It currently ranks #9844 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 46 births.
When was Tyliyah most popular?
Tyliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tyliyah most popular?
The top states for the name Tyliyah are North Carolina (8 births), Georgia (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Tyliyah been used?
Tyliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyliyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyler, Tyla, Tylee, Tylar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.