Tyjai
An invented spelling of the Indian name Tijai, meaning "festival of lights".
Name Census estimates that about 205 living Americans carry the first name Tyjai. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 55.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Tyjai today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyjai births was 2001 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyjai. 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
205
~ 1 in 1,671,972 Americans
Peak year
2001
17 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,787
Tracked since 1997
Census
Tyjai in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 177 people with the first name Tyjai, which placed it at #41,393 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
#41,393
National first-name rank
People counted
177
177 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
91.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyjai
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyjai is Black at 91.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and Hispanic (1.1%). 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 Tyjai 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 Tyjai at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American91.0% · 161
- Two or more races6.8% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 2
- White0.6% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Tyjai
Tyjai is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 208 total registrations, 116 (55.8%) were male and 92 (44.2%) were female.
Tyjai as a male name
- Ranked #10,787 in 2024
- 7 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2004 (11 births)
Tyjai as a female name
- Ranked #17,322 in 2020
- 5 female births in 2020
- Peak: 2003 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tyjai on both sides of the split. Of the 176 people counted with this name, 94 were male (53.4%) and 82 were female (46.6%).
Popularity
Tyjai: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyjai from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 124 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
Tyjai 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 Tyjai during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyjai
The name Tyjai is believed to have its origins in the ancient Sanskrit language, which was prominent in the Indian subcontinent during the 2nd millennium BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word "tyaj," meaning "to abandon" or "to renounce." The earliest recorded use of the name can be traced back to the Vedic period in ancient India, where it was occasionally used as a name for male children.
In the centuries that followed, the name Tyjai appeared sporadically in various Hindu scriptures and historical texts. One notable mention can be found in the Mahabharata, the epic Sanskrit poem that dates back to around the 8th century BCE. In this text, Tyjai is described as a warrior who fought alongside the Pandava princes during the great Kurukshetra war.
The name Tyjai gained more widespread recognition during the Gupta Empire, which ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th century CE. During this period, a renowned scholar and philosopher known as Tyjai Vishvamitra made significant contributions to the field of astronomy and mathematics. His treatises on astrology and celestial calculations were widely studied and influential in the region.
Another historical figure with the name Tyjai was a prominent Vedic scholar who lived during the 11th century CE. He is credited with writing several commentaries on the Vedas and other sacred Hindu texts, and his works were widely circulated throughout India and parts of Southeast Asia.
In the 14th century, there was a Tyjai who served as a military commander under the Delhi Sultanate. He is celebrated for his strategic victories against the Mongol invaders, and his exploits are documented in various Persian and Arabic chronicles from that time.
Centuries later, during the 18th century, a Tyjai Pandit was a revered teacher and philosopher in the city of Varanasi. He was renowned for his expertise in the Yoga Sutras and his ability to translate and interpret ancient Sanskrit texts. Many of his students went on to become influential figures in their own right.
While the name Tyjai has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, it has occasionally been used in other parts of the world, though its historical significance and usage outside of the region remain relatively limited.
People
Tyjai + last name combinations
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Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tyjai: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyjai?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 205 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyjai 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 1,671,972 US residents.
Is Tyjai a common name?
We classify Tyjai as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 208 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyjai most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyjai was 2001, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyjai is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyjai in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 177 people with the name Tyjai, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,393 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 Tyjai 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 Tyjai?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tyjai on both sides of the split. Of the 176 people counted with this name, 94 were male (53.4%) and 82 were female (46.6%). 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 Tyjai?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyjai is Black at 91.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.8%) and Hispanic (1.1%). 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 Tyjai most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyjai in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.0% (161 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 Tyjai in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyjai a male name?
Yes, 55.8% of people registered as Tyjai 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 Tyjai still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyjai 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 Tyjai 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 Tyjai?
You can see how many people have the name Tyjai on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.