Tytus
A masculine name of Ancient Roman origin meaning "defender" or "watchman".
Name Census estimates that about 1,484 living Americans carry the first name Tytus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tytus today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tytus births was 2012 (92 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tytus. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tytus with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Tytus is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 230,967 Americans
Peak year
2012
92 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,937
Tracked since 1976
Census
Tytus in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,112 people with the first name Tytus, which placed it at #11,492 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
#11,492
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,112 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
57.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tytus
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tytus is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (15.7%) and Two or More Races (11.0%). 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 Tytus 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 Tytus at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White57.8% · 643
- Black or African American15.7% · 175
- Two or more races11.0% · 122
- Hispanic or Latino9.1% · 101
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 17
Popularity
Tytus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tytus from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 757 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tytus remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tytus 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 Tytus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tytus' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Tytus, while Virginia, Utah, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tytus
The name Tytus originates from the Latin praenomen (given name) Titus, which was derived from the Roman family name Titius. The name Titius is thought to have come from the Latin word "titus," meaning "towering" or "tall." The name was popular among the ancient Romans during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire periods.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Titus comes from the biblical figure Titus, a companion of the Apostle Paul and the recipient of the Epistle to Titus in the New Testament. He is believed to have lived in the 1st century AD and played a significant role in the early Christian church.
Another notable historical figure with the name Titus was Titus Flavius Vespasianus, better known as Titus, who was the Roman emperor from 79 to 81 AD. He is remembered for his military achievements and for completing the Colosseum in Rome.
In the Middle Ages, the name Tytus was used in various European countries, including Poland, where it became a popular variant spelling. One prominent figure with this name was Tytus Działyński (1796-1861), a Polish nobleman, politician, and landowner.
During the Renaissance period, the name Tytus was used by several Italian artists and scholars, such as Tiziano Vecellio (c.1488-1576), better known as Titian, who was one of the most influential painters of the Venetian school.
Other notable historical figures with the name Tytus include Tytus Chałubiński (1820-1889), a Polish physician and writer, and Tytus Maksymilian Huber (1739-1808), a Polish-Lithuanian poet and dramatist.
While the name Tytus has been used throughout history in various cultures, it has maintained its roots in the Latin name Titus and has been particularly popular in Poland and other Central European countries.
People
Tytus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tytus 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
Tytus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tytus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,484 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tytus 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 230,967 US residents.
Is Tytus a common name?
We classify Tytus as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,499 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tytus most popular?
The single biggest year for Tytus was 2012, when 92 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tytus is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tytus in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,112 people with the name Tytus, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,492 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 Tytus 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 Tytus?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tytus appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,113 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Tytus?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tytus is White at 57.8%. The next largest groups are Black (15.7%) and Two or More Races (11.0%). 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 Tytus most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tytus in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.8% (643 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 Tytus in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tytus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tytus 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 Tytus still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tytus 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 Tytus 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 Americans are named Tytus?
See how many Americans are named Tytus on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.