ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 2002 First Year 2026 Last Year 2016 Peak Year #1936 Peak Rank 960 Total Count 25 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Tidus What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Tidus is a character in Square Enix's video game series Final Fantasy and the main protagonist of the 2001 role-playing video game Final Fantasy X. A 17-year-old athlete from the city of Zanarkand, he is transported to Spira after Sin destroys Zanarkand. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidus) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidus) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Tidus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Tidus.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidus) 📖 ## The Story of Tidus Tidus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 75 births, good for #1,936 nationwide. About 49% of every Tidus on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tidus ranks #2,992 for baby boys with 42 births, falling sharply (-19%). All told, over 960 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Tidus Phonetically similar names — useful when Tidus is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Titus](/titus) * Titis * Titas * Todus * Tightass * Tutus * [Tida](/tida) * Turdus * Todas * Tatis * Tadas * Totus Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Tidus What does the name Tidus mean? Tidus is a character in Square Enix's video game series Final Fantasy and the main protagonist of the 2001 role-playing video game Final Fantasy X. A 17-year-old athlete from the city of Zanarkand, he is transported to Spira after Sin destroys Zanarkand. How popular is Tidus in 2026? In 2026, Tidus ranks #2,992 among boys' names in the U.S., with 42 babies given the name that year. When was Tidus most popular? Tidus reached its peak popularity in 2016, ranking #1,936 that year with 75 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Tidus most popular? Tidus has historically been most popular in Wisconsin, Washington, Pennsylvania. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tidus. Is Tidus a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Tidus is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Tidus? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tidus include Arsalan, Caison, Hudsyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦ArsalanPeak #1936](/arsalan)[👦CaisonPeak #1936](/caison)[👦HudsynPeak #1936](/hudsyn)[👦LelanPeak #1935](/lelan)[👦KayaPeak #1935](/kaya)[👦AtharvaPeak #1937](/atharva)[👦JeronimoPeak #1938](/jeronimo)[👦VickeyPeak #1938](/vickey) ## About the name Tidus Tidus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 960 births in the dataset. Tidus's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,936\. Use the chart and map above to compare Tidus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2016 → ](/year/2016) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "T" → ](/letter/t) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.