ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1909 First Year 2026 Last Year 1974 Peak Year #807 Peak Rank 3K Total Count 115 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Tito What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980\. He was the longtime leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, supreme commander of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II, and was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip%5FBroz%5FTito) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip%5FBroz%5FTito) [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Tito](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg/330px-Josip_Broz_Tito_uniform_portrait.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip%5FBroz%5FTito) 📖 ## The Story of Tito Tito first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1909, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 99 Titos were born — ranking #807 that year. As of 2026, Tito ranks #4,982 for baby boys with 20 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 3K Titos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through 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 Tito Phonetically similar names — useful when Tito is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Toto * Tatto * [Tita](/tita) * Titi * Tato * Tdo * Ttwo * Teetee * Tayto * Teto * Tutto * Tyto Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Tito What does the name Tito mean? Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until his death in 1980\. He was the longtime leader of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, supreme commander of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II, and was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. How popular is Tito in 2026? In 2026, Tito ranks #4,982 among boys' names in the U.S., with 20 babies given the name that year. When was Tito most popular? Tito reached its peak popularity in 1974, ranking #807 that year with 99 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Tito most popular? Tito has historically been most popular in New Mexico, North Carolina, Maryland. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tito. Is Tito a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Tito is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Tito? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tito include Reinaldo, Dionte, Jasmine. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦ReinaldoPeak #807](/reinaldo)[👦DiontePeak #807](/dionte)[👦JasminePeak #807](/jasmine)[👦TaylerPeak #807](/tayler)[👦LawrancePeak #806](/lawrance)[👦AustonPeak #806](/auston)[👦KiethPeak #806](/kieth)[👦QuintPeak #806](/quint) ## About the name Tito Tito is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Tito's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #807\. Use the chart and map above to compare Tito's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1974 → ](/year/1974) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ 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.