Tyden
Of unknown origin, potentially derived from an English surname or place name.
Name Census estimates that about 387 living Americans carry the first name Tyden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyden today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyden births was 2017 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyden. 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.
People living today
387
~ 1 in 885,670 Americans
Peak year
2017
31 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,766
Tracked since 2000
Census
Tyden in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 302 people with the first name Tyden, which placed it at #29,353 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
#29,353
National first-name rank
People counted
302
302 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyden
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyden is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (12.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.9%). 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 Tyden 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 Tyden at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.3% · 179
- Black or African American12.9% · 39
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.9% · 30
- Two or more races9.3% · 28
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 8
Popularity
Tyden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyden from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 212 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tyden remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyden 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 Tyden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tydens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyden
The name Tyden is believed to have originated from the Old English language, which was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland from the mid-5th century to the mid-12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "tīd" meaning "time" and "ēn" meaning "one." The combination of these two words suggests that the name Tyden could have initially referred to a person born at a significant or momentous time.
While the exact origin and meaning of the name are not entirely certain, some historical accounts suggest that Tyden may have been used as a given name during the Anglo-Saxon period in England, which lasted from the 5th to the 11th century. However, there are no known records of the name appearing in significant ancient texts or religious scriptures from that era.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Tyden date back to the late 12th century, when it was found in various English records and documents. One notable individual named Tyden was a landowner and nobleman who lived in the county of Wiltshire, England, in the late 12th century, according to local historical accounts.
Throughout the centuries, the name Tyden has been borne by several notable individuals, although it has never been a particularly common name. In the 14th century, a man named Tyden de Brickhampton was a prominent merchant and trader in the city of Bristol, England. Records from the 16th century mention a Tyden Woodley, who was a respected scholar and teacher at Oxford University.
In the 17th century, Tyden Fairfax (1612-1671) was a British soldier and politician who served as a general during the English Civil War and later became a member of Parliament. Another notable figure was Tyden Smythe (1688-1756), a renowned architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in London during the Georgian era.
More recently, in the 19th century, Tyden Cartwright (1827-1892) was a British explorer and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of flora and fauna in Africa and Asia. Despite its relative rarity, the name Tyden has persisted through the centuries and continues to be used, albeit infrequently, in various parts of the English-speaking world.
People
Tyden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyden 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
Tyden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 387 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyden 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 885,670 US residents.
Is Tyden a common name?
We classify Tyden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 390 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyden most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyden was 2017, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyden is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyden in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 302 people with the name Tyden, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,353 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 Tyden 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 Tyden?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyden leans strongly male. 294 people counted with this name were male (99.0%), compared with 3 female bearers (1.0%). 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 Tyden?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyden is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (12.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.9%). 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 Tyden most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tyden in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.3% (179 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 Tyden in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyden in the SSA data are male. 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 Tyden still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyden 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 Tyden 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 have the name Tyden?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.