Girls' name · since 1996

Tyliyah

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 528 babies named Tyliyah, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,455 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,442 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
528
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Tyliyah currently ranks #12442 among girls' names in America, with 528 babies recorded since 1996.

Tyliyah has 528 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12442 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.

  • #11,455 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,442 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 528 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyliyah ranks #11,455 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 528 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,455 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,442 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
528
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28%
Tyliyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tyliyah's 528 recorded births place it above 84.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.

How Tyliyah compares

528 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Tyliyah's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tyliyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 528 376 567,345
Peak-year births 46 21 19,840

Tyliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tyliyah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tyliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
46
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
01020304050 19962001200520092013201720212025 7

Tyliyah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (246 births, 47% of the file).

2000s was Tyliyah's strongest decade.

246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Tyliyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 246 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Tyliyah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tyliyah's total volume

Tyliyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12%14% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -19, 10.4%-105, 4.2%-28, 8.1%-33, 12.1%-130, 9.5%-51, 8.3%-22, 8%-37, 6.1%-19, 10.2%-27, 7.4%-30, 5.7%-138, 4.6%-136, 4.5%-56, 4.4%-31, 7.4%Tyliyah-30, 8.7%Tyliyah
Tyliyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 1.1%
#3 New York
5 0.9%
North Carolina share of Tyliyah's total US births 1.5%
Even split

8 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyliyah?
528 babies have been named Tyliyah since 1996. All-time, it sits at #11,455 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,442 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 46 births.
Where does Tyliyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyliyah ranks #11,455 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,442 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 30 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Tyliyah's data

  • Tyliyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (246 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • North Carolina records the most Tyliyahs (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tyliyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tyliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2025 (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 Tyliyah 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.