Tylin
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the Old English name Tydlin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,187 living Americans carry the first name Tylin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 79.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Tylin today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tylin births was 2021 (60 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tylin. 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.
Key insights
- • Tylin is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 288,757 Americans
Peak year
2021
60 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,661
Tracked since 1989
Census
Tylin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 815 people with the first name Tylin, which placed it at #14,460 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
#14,460
National first-name rank
People counted
815
815 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
63.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tylin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylin is Black at 63.2%. The next largest groups are White (22.3%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Tylin 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 Tylin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American63.2% · 515
- White22.3% · 182
- Two or more races7.6% · 62
- Hispanic or Latino4.0% · 33
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 11
Gender
Gender distribution for Tylin
Tylin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,201 total registrations, 949 (79.0%) were male and 252 (21.0%) were female.
Tylin as a male name
- Ranked #2,661 in 2024
- 50 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (54 births)
Tylin as a female name
- Ranked #15,061 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2000 (15 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tylin on both sides of the split. Of the 817 people counted with this name, 603 were male (73.8%) and 214 were female (26.2%).
Popularity
Tylin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tylin 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 411 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tylin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tylin 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 Tylin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tylins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Louisiana, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Tylin, while North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tylin
The name Tylin is believed to have its origins in the ancient Sanskrit language, which was primarily spoken in the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "tila," meaning "sesame seed." The name likely emerged during the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE.
While the exact origins of the name are shrouded in mystery, some scholars suggest that it may have been used as a reference to the sesame seed's significance in ancient Indian culture. Sesame seeds were widely used in cooking, traditional medicine, and religious rituals, indicating the name's potential connection to these practices.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tylin can be traced back to the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic dating back to around the 8th century BCE. In this epic, Tylin is mentioned as a minor character, although the specific details surrounding their role are not well-documented.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Tylin. One such figure was Tylin of Antioch, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century CE. According to historical accounts, Tylin was executed for refusing to renounce her faith during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius.
Another prominent bearer of the name was Tylin the Scribe, a renowned calligrapher and scholar who lived in the 9th century CE in the Abbasid Caliphate. Tylin was renowned for his exquisite penmanship and his contributions to the preservation of ancient texts and manuscripts.
In the 12th century, Tylin of Trebizond was a notable Byzantine scholar and philosopher. He is known for his work in translating ancient Greek texts into Arabic, helping to spread knowledge and learning across the Mediterranean region.
During the Renaissance period, Tylin Vesalius, a Flemish physician and anatomist born in 1514, made significant contributions to the study of human anatomy. His groundbreaking work, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica," revolutionized the understanding of the human body and is considered a foundational text in modern medicine.
Finally, in the 19th century, Tylin Bingham was a British explorer and adventurer who embarked on several expeditions to Africa and the Middle East. Born in 1821, Bingham's accounts of his travels and encounters with various cultures and civilizations were widely popular during his time.
People
Tylin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tylin 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
Tylin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tylin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,187 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tylin 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 288,757 US residents.
Is Tylin a common name?
We classify Tylin as "Rare". It ranks above 91.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,201 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tylin most popular?
The single biggest year for Tylin was 2021, when 60 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tylin is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tylin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 815 people with the name Tylin, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,460 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 Tylin 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 Tylin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tylin on both sides of the split. Of the 817 people counted with this name, 603 were male (73.8%) and 214 were female (26.2%). 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 Tylin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tylin is Black at 63.2%. The next largest groups are White (22.3%) and Two or More Races (7.6%). 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 Tylin most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tylin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.2% (515 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 Tylin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tylin a male name?
Yes, 79.0% of people registered as Tylin 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 Tylin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tylin 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 Tylin 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 common is the name Tylin?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.