Tyus
Tyus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Tyus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyus is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Tyus
The earliest SSA record of Tyus as a baby boy name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Tyus — #1,194 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Tyus on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tyus ranks #6,009 for baby boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tyus
Tyus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Tyus's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,194. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyus'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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