Tycho
Tycho is a name with multiple cultural origins: History, Dutch.
- History
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Tycho
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tycho is a name with multiple cultural origins: History, Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- History
- Dutch
The Story of Tycho
The earliest SSA record of Tycho as a baby boy name dates back to 1972, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 30 newborns named Tycho — #3,648 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Tycho on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tycho ranks #6,006 for baby boys with 15 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 392 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tycho
Tycho is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 392 births in the dataset. Tycho's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #3,648. Use the chart and map above to compare Tycho'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.