Tijan
Tijan is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Tijan Jaiteh, Gambian footballer Tijan Marei, German actress Tijan Sallah, Gambian poet Ahmed Tijan, Qatari beach volleyball player Pavao Tijan (1908–1997), Croatian encyclopaedist
Meaning & Origin of Tijan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tijan is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Tijan Jaiteh, Gambian footballer Tijan Marei, German actress Tijan Sallah, Gambian poet Ahmed Tijan, Qatari beach volleyball player Pavao Tijan (1908–1997), Croatian encyclopaedist
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The Story of Tijan
Tijan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 8 Tijans were born — ranking #8,731 that year. As of 2026, Tijan ranks #10,798 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Tijans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tijan
Tijan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Tijan's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Tijan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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