How Many People Are Named Tu?
An estimated 410 people in the United States have the first name Tu. It is used for both genders, with 73.3% male. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Tu peaked in popularity in 1984 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tu 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 Tu paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
410
About 1 in 835,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
73.3% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1984
32 births
Total Registered
427
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tu
Tu is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (73.3%) and females (26.7%). Out of 427 total births registered, 313 were male and 114 were female.
Tu as a male name
Ranked #12,165 in 2011
6 male births in 2011
Peak: 1987 (25 births)
Tu as a female name
Ranked #17,941 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1990 (13 births)
Tu: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tu span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 225 babies were registered. Tu has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tu by Decade
How has Tu 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.
Tu by State
Tu + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tu as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tu
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tu: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tu?
We estimate approximately 410 people named Tu 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 835,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Tu a common name?
Tu is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 427 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tu most popular?
Tu reached peak popularity in 1984, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tu is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tu a male name?
Tu is predominantly male. 73.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tu Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tu Smith, Tu Johnson, Tu 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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