Tyquon
A masculine name of African American origin, meaning uncertain but possibly referring to strength or masculinity.
Name Census estimates that about 178 living Americans carry the first name Tyquon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyquon today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyquon births was 1997 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyquon. 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
178
~ 1 in 1,925,586 Americans
Peak year
1997
16 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2009 SSA rank
#14,359
Tracked since 1986
Census
Tyquon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 146 people with the first name Tyquon, which placed it at #46,062 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
#46,062
National first-name rank
People counted
146
146 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
97.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyquon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyquon is Black at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%). 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 Tyquon 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 Tyquon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American97.3% · 142
- White2.7% · 4
Popularity
Tyquon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyquon from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Tyquon remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyquon 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 Tyquon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyquons live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyquon
The name Tyquon has its origins in the African American community, where it is believed to have emerged during the late 20th century. It is a unique and distinct name that does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots or derivations from other languages or cultures.
While the exact origin and meaning of the name Tyquon are unclear, some speculate that it may have been created by combining elements from other names or words, possibly as a way to create a distinctive and culturally significant moniker. However, there is no definitive evidence to support any particular theory about its etymology.
Despite its relatively recent emergence, the name Tyquon has gained some prominence in various fields, particularly in sports and entertainment. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Tyquon Browne, an American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) in the early 2000s.
Another notable figure bearing the name Tyquon is Tyquon Greer, an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for several teams, including the Philadelphia 76ers and the Houston Rockets, during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In the realm of music, Tyquon Browne is a singer and songwriter who has released several albums and gained popularity in the contemporary R&B genre. He was born in the late 1980s and has been active in the music industry since the early 2000s.
Tyquon Stafford is an American actor who has appeared in various television shows and films, including roles in the popular series "Empire" and the movie "Straight Outta Compton." He was born in the late 1980s and has been active in the entertainment industry since the early 2000s.
Finally, Tyquon Cobb is an American author and poet who has published several works exploring themes of identity, culture, and social justice. He was born in the late 1970s and has been actively contributing to the literary world since the early 2000s.
While the name Tyquon may not have a long and storied history, it has gained recognition and prominence in recent decades, particularly within the African American community, where it has been embraced as a unique and culturally significant name.
People
Tyquon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyquon 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
Tyquon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyquon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 178 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyquon 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 1,925,586 US residents.
Is Tyquon a common name?
We classify Tyquon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 182 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyquon most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyquon was 1997, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyquon 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 Tyquon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 146 people with the name Tyquon, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #46,062 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 Tyquon 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 Tyquon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyquon leans strongly male. 142 people counted with this name were male (97.3%), compared with 4 female bearers (2.7%). 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 Tyquon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyquon is Black at 97.3%. The next largest groups are White (2.7%). 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 Tyquon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyquon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.3% (142 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 Tyquon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyquon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyquon 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 Tyquon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyquon 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 Tyquon 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 Tyquon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.