Boys' name · since 2001
Tyton
178 babies named Tyton in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
178 boys have been named Tyton since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyton has been recorded 178 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.
- #13,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 178 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyton ranks #13,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 178 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 178
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tyton's 178 recorded births place it above 69.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tyton's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tyton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Tyton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Tyton's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Tyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Tyton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2001–2022 (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 Tyton 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.