How Many People Are Named Tycho?
An estimated 357 people in the United States have the first name Tycho. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Tycho peaked in popularity in 2021 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tycho 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 Tycho paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
357
About 1 in 960,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2021
30 births
Total Registered
360
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tycho
Tycho is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 360 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tycho as a male name
Ranked #5,853 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (30 births)
Tycho: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tycho span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 165 babies were registered. While Tycho is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tycho by Decade
How has Tycho 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.
Tycho by State
Tycho + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tycho as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tycho: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tycho?
We estimate approximately 357 people named Tycho 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 960,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Tycho a common name?
Tycho is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 360 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tycho most popular?
Tycho reached peak popularity in 2021, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tycho is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tycho a male name?
Tycho is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tycho Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tycho Smith, Tycho Johnson, Tycho 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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