Tyanna
A feminine name of Old Persian origin meaning "pleasant breeze".
Name Census estimates that about 3,713 living Americans carry the first name Tyanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tyanna today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyanna births was 1999 (205 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyanna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tyanna with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.7K
~ 1 in 92,312 Americans
Peak year
1999
205 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,265
Tracked since 1955
Census
Tyanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,894 people with the first name Tyanna, which placed it at #5,759 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,759
National first-name rank
People counted
2.9K
2,894 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
62.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyanna is Black at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (15.3%) and Hispanic (10.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tyanna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tyanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American62.0% · 1,794
- White15.3% · 444
- Hispanic or Latino10.5% · 303
- Two or more races8.7% · 252
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 56
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 45
Popularity
Tyanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyanna from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,394 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyanna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tyanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyannas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Florida, New York, California recorded the most babies named Tyanna, while Wisconsin, Washington, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 67 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyanna
The name Tyanna is believed to have its origins in ancient Greek culture, dating back to the classical era of the 5th century BCE. It is derived from the Greek word "Tyana," which was the name of an ancient city located in the region of Cappadocia, present-day Turkey. The city was known for its rich cultural heritage and was an important center of learning and philosophy.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tyanna can be found in the works of the Greek philosopher and mathematician, Apollonius of Tyana, who lived in the 1st century CE. He was a renowned figure in his time and is said to have traveled extensively, spreading his teachings and performing miracles. The name Tyanna may have been associated with him or his followers, contributing to its popularity in the ancient world.
In the 3rd century CE, there was a Christian saint known as Tyanna of Alexandria, who was martyred during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Decius. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and may have helped to further popularize the name among early Christian communities.
During the Byzantine era, the name Tyanna was borne by several notable figures, including Tyanna Cantacuzene, a member of the influential Cantacuzene family that ruled the Byzantine Empire in the 14th century. Another prominent individual was Tyanna Palaiologina, who was a member of the Palaiologos dynasty, the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century.
In more recent times, Tyanna was the name of a Russian princess from the House of Romanov in the 18th century. Princess Tyanna Petrovna, born in 1720, was a granddaughter of Peter the Great and played a role in the complex dynastic politics of the era.
While the name Tyanna has faded in popularity over the centuries, it has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history, reflecting its rich cultural heritage and connections to various philosophical, religious, and political movements of the ancient and medieval world.
People
Tyanna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tyanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,713 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyanna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 92,312 US residents.
Is Tyanna a common name?
We classify Tyanna as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,814 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyanna was 1999, when 205 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyanna is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,894 people with the name Tyanna, or 0.96 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,759 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tyanna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tyanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,888 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tyanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyanna is Black at 62.0%. The next largest groups are White (15.3%) and Hispanic (10.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tyanna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 62.0% (1,794 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tyanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyanna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tyanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyanna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tyanna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Tyanna?
Want to know how many people share the name Tyanna? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.