Boys' name · since 1975
Tyus
1,077 babies named Tyus in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,232 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyus currently ranks #6232 among boys' names in America, with 1,077 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyus has been recorded 1,077 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #6232 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,894 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,232 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,077 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyus ranks #4,894 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,232 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,077 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,894 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,232 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,077
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyus's 1,077 recorded births place it above 89.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tyus compares
1,077 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Tyus's all-time total is 192% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,077 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tyus splits its recorded history at 2008: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tyus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tyus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (394 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Tyus's strongest decade.
394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tyus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
394 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 154
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 394 births (37% of all-time use).
How Tyus 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 Tyus's total volume
Tyus by state
Where Tyus concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 69 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
69 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Tyus's data
- Tyus's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (394 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tyuss (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Tyus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Tyus 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.