Tyche
Tyche is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek.
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Tyche
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyche is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Tyche
The earliest SSA record of Tyche as a baby girl name dates back to 1999, when 5 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Tyche — #14,411 in the national rankings. Tyche last appeared in the published SSA data in 1999, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Tyche
Tyche is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Tyche's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #14,411. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyche'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 .
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.