Tyger
The Story of Tyger
As a girl name
Tyger first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 29 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1983: 29 births, good for #2,910 nationwide. About 83% of every Tyger on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Tyger last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tyger first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 31 births, good for #2,546 nationwide. About 33% of every Tyger on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tyger ranks #6,982 for boys with 11 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 461 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Tyger
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tyger is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tyger
What does the name Tyger mean?
How popular is Tyger in 2026?
When was Tyger most popular?
Is Tyger a unisex name?
What names go well with Tyger?
About the name Tyger
Tyger is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 461 births in the dataset. Tyger's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #2,546. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyger's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
Continue exploring
- Top names of 1997 →
- Names of the 1990s →
- Names starting with "T" →
- Browse all boy names →
- Top names of 2026 →
- Browse unisex names →
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.