Tyliah
A feminine name derived from the Old English name Tilia meaning "linden tree".
Name Census estimates that about 432 living Americans carry the first name Tyliah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tyliah today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyliah births was 2002 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyliah. 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
432
~ 1 in 793,413 Americans
Peak year
2002
32 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,316
Tracked since 1995
Census
Tyliah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 313 people with the first name Tyliah, which placed it at #28,614 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
#28,614
National first-name rank
People counted
313
313 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyliah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyliah is Black at 86.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Tyliah 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 Tyliah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.6% · 271
- Two or more races4.5% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 12
- White2.6% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Popularity
Tyliah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyliah 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 185 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tyliah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyliah 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 Tyliah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyliahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyliah
The name Tyliah is a modern invention, a combination of the popular names Tyler and Leah. It does not have a deep-rooted history or cultural origins. The earliest recorded use of the name appears to be in the late 20th century, likely emerging as a unique baby name choice.
As it is a newly created name, there are no historical references to Tyliah in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. The name's components, Tyler and Leah, however, do have their own etymological roots.
Tyler is an English surname derived from the Old French word "tuilier," meaning a tiler or maker of tiles. It later became a masculine given name in its own right. Leah is a Hebrew name meaning "weary" or "tired," borne by the biblical wife of Jacob in the Book of Genesis.
Despite its recent coinage, a handful of notable individuals have been given the name Tyliah. Tyliah Nayor, born in 1987, is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. Tyliah Goree, born in 1998, is a Canadian actress known for her role in the television series "The Twilight Zone."
Another example is Tyliah Hendricks, a British artist and illustrator whose work has been featured in several publications and exhibitions. Tyliah Briggs, born in 1994, is an Australian singer-songwriter who has released several independent albums.
Tyliah Masterson, born in 1992, is an American entrepreneur and business owner who founded a successful e-commerce company specializing in sustainable products.
While the name Tyliah is a modern creation without a deep historical lineage, its unique blend of traditional name elements has led to its growing popularity as a distinctive and meaningful choice for baby names in recent decades.
People
Tyliah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyliah 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
Tyliah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyliah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 432 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyliah 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 793,413 US residents.
Is Tyliah a common name?
We classify Tyliah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 437 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyliah most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyliah was 2002, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyliah is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyliah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 313 people with the name Tyliah, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,614 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 Tyliah 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 Tyliah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyliah leans strongly female. 307 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.3%). 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 Tyliah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyliah is Black at 86.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Tyliah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyliah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.6% (271 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 Tyliah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyliah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyliah 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 Tyliah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyliah 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 Tyliah 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 Tyliah?
You can see how many Americans are named Tyliah on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.