How Many People Are Named Tyger?
An estimated 489 people in the United States have the first name Tyger. It is used for both genders, with 88.2% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Tyger peaked in popularity in 1997 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tyger 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 Tyger paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
489
About 1 in 700,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.2% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1997
31 births
Total Registered
498
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tyger
Tyger is predominantly male (88.2%), though 59 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tyger as a male name
Ranked #7,193 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (31 births)
Tyger as a female name
Ranked #17,778 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1983 (29 births)
Tyger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tyger span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 156 babies were registered. While Tyger is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Tyger by Decade
How has Tyger 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.
Tyger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tyger
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Tyger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyger?
We estimate approximately 489 people named Tyger 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 700,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Tyger a common name?
Tyger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 498 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tyger most popular?
Tyger reached peak popularity in 1997, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tyger is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tyger a male name?
Tyger is predominantly male. 88.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tyger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tyger Smith, Tyger Johnson, Tyger 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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