Tyjuan
A masculine name having unknown meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,525 living Americans carry the first name Tyjuan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyjuan today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyjuan births was 2002 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyjuan. 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
1.5K
~ 1 in 224,757 Americans
Peak year
2002
67 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,893
Tracked since 1971
Census
Tyjuan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,085 people with the first name Tyjuan, which placed it at #11,692 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
#11,692
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,085 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
94.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyjuan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyjuan is Black at 94.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.6%) and Hispanic (2.2%). 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 Tyjuan 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 Tyjuan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American94.6% · 1,026
- Two or more races2.6% · 28
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 24
- White0.6% · 7
Popularity
Tyjuan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyjuan from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 517 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
Tyjuan 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 Tyjuan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyjuans live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Illinois, Michigan, Ohio recorded the most babies named Tyjuan, while Virginia, Georgia, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 31 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyjuan
The given name Tyjuan has its origins in the Arabic language, and it is believed to have been derived from the word "Tajwan," which means "wanderer" or "traveler." This name gained popularity during the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century and saw a significant cultural and scientific renaissance in the Arab world.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tyjuan can be found in the writings of the renowned Arab philosopher and polymath, Al-Farabi, who lived from 872 to 950 CE. In his treatise on music, Al-Farabi made a reference to a musician named Tyjuan, who was known for his mastery of the oud, a traditional Middle Eastern lute-like instrument.
During the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled from 750 to 1258 CE, the name Tyjuan was not uncommon among the intellectual and artistic circles of Baghdad, which was then the center of Islamic culture and learning. Several notable figures from this period bore the name, including Tyjuan al-Basri, a renowned poet and calligrapher who lived in the 9th century.
In the 12th century, the name Tyjuan gained further prominence with the birth of Tyjuan al-Qurashi, a celebrated Islamic scholar and jurist from Cordoba, Spain. Al-Qurashi's contributions to the field of Islamic jurisprudence and his extensive travels throughout the Muslim world helped to spread the name across various regions.
Another significant figure in the history of the name Tyjuan was Tyjuan al-Dimashqi, a Syrian poet and traveler from the 13th century. Al-Dimashqi's poetic works, which often celebrated the beauty of nature and the joys of travel, were widely admired and helped to cement the association between the name and the idea of wanderlust and exploration.
As Islam spread across different parts of the world, the name Tyjuan also found its way into various cultures and traditions. In the 16th century, there was a notable Tyjuan al-Maghribi, a Moroccan diplomat and scholar who played a crucial role in fostering cultural and intellectual exchanges between the Maghreb region and Europe.
While the name Tyjuan has its roots in the Arab world, it has also been embraced by other cultures and ethnicities over the centuries. For instance, in the 19th century, there was a prominent African-American abolitionist and writer named Tyjuan Douglass, who fought tirelessly for the abolition of slavery and the advancement of civil rights.
People
Tyjuan + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tyjuan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyjuan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,525 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyjuan 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 224,757 US residents.
Is Tyjuan a common name?
We classify Tyjuan as "Rare". It ranks above 92.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,565 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyjuan most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyjuan was 2002, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyjuan is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyjuan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,085 people with the name Tyjuan, or 0.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,692 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 Tyjuan 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 Tyjuan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyjuan leans strongly male. 1,070 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 19 female bearers (1.7%). 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 Tyjuan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyjuan is Black at 94.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.6%) and Hispanic (2.2%). 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 Tyjuan most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyjuan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.6% (1,026 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 Tyjuan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyjuan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyjuan 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 Tyjuan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyjuan 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 Tyjuan 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 are called Tyjuan?
You can see how many Americans are named Tyjuan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.