How Many People Are Named Tyja?
An estimated 94 people in the United States have the first name Tyja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Tyja peaked in popularity in 2002 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tyja 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 Tyja paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tyja is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
94
About 1 in 3,646,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2002
17 births
Total Registered
96
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tyja
Tyja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 96 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tyja as a female name
Ranked #20,282 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2002 (17 births)
Tyja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tyja span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 58 babies were registered. Tyja remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Tyja by Decade
How has Tyja 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.
Tyja by State
Tyja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tyja
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tyja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyja?
We estimate approximately 94 people named Tyja 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 3,646,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Tyja a common name?
Tyja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tyja most popular?
Tyja reached peak popularity in 2002, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tyja is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tyja a female name?
Tyja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tyja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tyja Smith, Tyja Johnson, Tyja 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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