How Many People Are Named Tug?
An estimated 35 people in the United States have the first name Tug. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Tug peaked in popularity in 2007 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tug 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 Tug paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tug is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
35
About 1 in 9,792,981 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2007
8 births
Total Registered
35
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tug
Tug is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 35 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tug as a male name
Ranked #10,669 in 2012
7 male births in 2012
Peak: 2007 (8 births)
Tug: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tug span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 28 babies were registered. Tug has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tug by Decade
How has Tug 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.
Tug + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tug as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tug
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tug: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tug?
We estimate approximately 35 people named Tug 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 9,792,981 Americans share this first name.
Is Tug a common name?
Tug is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 48.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tug most popular?
Tug reached peak popularity in 2007, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tug is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tug a male name?
Tug is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tug Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tug Smith, Tug Johnson, Tug 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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