Titania
A feminine name from Greek mythology derived from Titanis, queen of the fairies.
Name Census estimates that about 501 living Americans carry the first name Titania. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Titania today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Titania births was 1972 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Titania. 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
501
~ 1 in 684,140 Americans
Peak year
1972
33 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2020 SSA rank
#8,361
Tracked since 1963
Census
Titania in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 479 people with the first name Titania, which placed it at #21,270 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
#21,270
National first-name rank
People counted
479
479 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Titania
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Titania is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.9%). 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 Titania 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 Titania at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.2% · 279
- White13.2% · 63
- Asian and Pacific Islander11.9% · 57
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 37
- Two or more races5.6% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 16
Popularity
Titania: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Titania from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 211 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Titania 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 Titania during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Titanias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Titania
The name Titania originates from ancient Greek mythology and literature, where it was the name given to the queen of the fairies. The name is derived from the Greek word "Titanes," which refers to the mythological race of powerful deities that preceded the Olympian gods.
In Shakespeare's famous play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," written in the late 16th century, Titania is the name of the fairy queen who is married to Oberon, the king of the fairies. This play is considered one of the earliest and most significant references to the name Titania in Western literature.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Titania was in 1592, when it was given to a character in the play "The Fairy Queen" by Edmund Spenser. This allegorical work, which draws heavily from Greek mythology, further popularized the name and associated it with the realm of fairies and enchantment.
Throughout history, the name Titania has been bestowed upon several notable individuals, often in reference to its mythological and literary associations. One such person was Titania Parker (1866-1951), an English actress and singer who performed in various Shakespearean productions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Another notable figure was Titania Palast (1915-2018), a Russian-born prima ballerina who danced with the renowned Ballets Russes company and was celebrated for her performances in works like "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake."
In the realm of literature, Titania was the pseudonym used by the French author Marie Rebière (1711-1786), who wrote several novels and plays during the Enlightenment period. Her works often explored themes of love, passion, and the roles of women in society.
Titania is also the name of a character in the science fiction novel "Frankenstein Unbound" by Brian Aldiss, published in 1973. In this work, Titania is a highly advanced artificial intelligence that plays a pivotal role in the story's exploration of human consciousness and the nature of reality.
Despite its mythological and literary origins, the name Titania has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, often chosen by parents who appreciate its unique and enchanting qualities, as well as its associations with the world of fairies and imagination.
People
Titania + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Titania 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
Titania: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Titania?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 501 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Titania 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 684,140 US residents.
Is Titania a common name?
We classify Titania as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 538 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Titania most popular?
The single biggest year for Titania was 1972, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Titania is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Titania in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 479 people with the name Titania, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,270 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 Titania 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 Titania?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Titania appears almost entirely female. Of the 476 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Titania?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Titania is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (13.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.9%). 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 Titania most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Titania in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (279 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 Titania in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Titania a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Titania in the SSA data are female. 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 Titania still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Titania 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 Titania 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 Titania?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.