Tylen
A modern invented name with no clear etymological meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 1,739 living Americans carry the first name Tylen. It is a predominantly male name (98.9% of registrations). The average person named Tylen today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tylen births was 2023 (101 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tylen. 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 Tylen with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Tylen is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 197,099 Americans
Peak year
2023
101 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,979
Tracked since 1985
Census
Tylen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,159 people with the first name Tylen, which placed it at #11,196 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
#11,196
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,159 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
64.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tylen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylen is Black at 64.9%. The next largest groups are White (19.5%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Tylen 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 Tylen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American64.9% · 752
- White19.5% · 226
- Two or more races8.7% · 101
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 16
Gender
Gender distribution for Tylen
Tylen leans heavily male at 98.9% of total registrations, but 20 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tylen as a male name
- Ranked #1,979 in 2024
- 79 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (101 births)
Tylen as a female name
- Ranked #17,545 in 2022
- 5 female births in 2022
- Peak: 1995 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tylen leans strongly male. 1,089 people counted with this name were male (93.6%), compared with 74 female bearers (6.4%).
Popularity
Tylen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tylen from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 716 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tylen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tylen 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 Tylen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tylens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Tylen, while Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tylen
The name Tylen is believed to have originated in the ancient Germanic language, with roots dating back to the 5th century CE. It is thought to be derived from the Old Germanic word "tyli," which means "strong" or "resilient." This name was particularly popular among the various Germanic tribes that inhabited the regions of modern-day Germany, Scandinavia, and parts of Eastern Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tylen can be found in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing fragments of the Gothic Bible translation. In this text, the name appears as "Tylens," referring to a minor character mentioned in one of the biblical passages.
During the Middle Ages, the name Tylen gained popularity among the nobility and ruling classes across various Germanic kingdoms. One notable figure bearing this name was Tylen von Heitersheim, a German knight who participated in the Crusades during the late 12th century.
In the 15th century, a renowned Dutch scholar and humanist named Tylen van der Beken was known for his contributions to the field of philosophy and his translations of ancient Greek texts. He lived from approximately 1420 to 1492.
Moving forward to the 16th century, Tylen Brahe, a Danish astronomer, is remembered for his groundbreaking observations and contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. He lived from 1546 to 1601 and is often referred to as the "Renaissance astronomer."
In the 19th century, Tylen Crittenden, an American politician and lawyer, served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869. He played a significant role in the reconstruction efforts following the American Civil War and was born in 1809.
While the name Tylen has waxed and waned in popularity over the centuries, its Germanic roots and historical associations with strength, resilience, and intellectual pursuits have endured. Although relatively uncommon in modern times, the name continues to carry a sense of cultural heritage and historical significance.
People
Tylen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tylen 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
Tylen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tylen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,739 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tylen 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 197,099 US residents.
Is Tylen a common name?
We classify Tylen as "Rare". It ranks above 93.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,757 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tylen most popular?
The single biggest year for Tylen was 2023, when 101 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tylen is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tylen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,159 people with the name Tylen, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,196 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 Tylen 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 Tylen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tylen leans strongly male. 1,089 people counted with this name were male (93.6%), compared with 74 female bearers (6.4%). 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 Tylen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylen is Black at 64.9%. The next largest groups are White (19.5%) and Two or More Races (8.7%). 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 Tylen most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tylen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.9% (752 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 Tylen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tylen a male name?
Yes, 98.9% of people registered as Tylen 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 Tylen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tylen 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 Tylen 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 Tylen?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.