How Many People Are Named Tiger?
An estimated 1,262 people in the United States have the first name Tiger. It is predominantly male (95.2%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Tiger peaked in popularity in 2010 with 130 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tiger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tiger paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tiger is overwhelmingly male, 62 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,262
About 1 in 271,596 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.2% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2010
130 births
Total Registered
1,279
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tiger
Tiger is predominantly male (95.2%), though 62 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tiger as a male name
Ranked #4,399 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (130 births)
Tiger as a female name
Ranked #11,159 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (9 births)
Tiger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tiger span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 420 babies were registered. While Tiger is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tiger by Decade
How has Tiger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tiger by State
Birth registrations for Tiger span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Illinois, Minnesota, Hawaii. On average, about 35 Tigers were registered per state.
Tiger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tiger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tiger
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tiger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tiger?
We estimate approximately 1,262 people named Tiger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 271,596 Americans share this first name.
Is Tiger a common name?
Tiger is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,279 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tiger most popular?
Tiger reached peak popularity in 2010, when 130 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tiger is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tiger a male name?
Tiger is predominantly male. 95.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tiger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tiger Smith, Tiger Johnson, Tiger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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