Boys' name · since 1985
Tymel
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 172 babies named Tymel, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tymel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 172 have been recorded since 1985.
Tymel has 172 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2014.
- #13,894 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tymel ranks #13,894 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tymel's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tymel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tymel's full recorded timeline at 1997, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tymel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2014
- Peak year (1994)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Tymel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Tymel's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tymel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (47% of all-time use).
Tymel by state
Where Tymel concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 75 | 43.6% |
75 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tymel's data
- Tymel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (81 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.
- New York records the most Tymels (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tymel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1985–2014 (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 Tymel 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.