Tyus
A masculine name derived from an English surname meaning "of Tudor".
Name Census estimates that about 1,048 living Americans carry the first name Tyus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyus today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyus births was 1995 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyus. 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
1.0K
~ 1 in 327,056 Americans
Peak year
1995
94 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,026
Tracked since 1975
Popularity
Tyus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyus from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 394 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Tyus remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyus 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 Tyus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyus' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. California, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Tyus, while Virginia, South Carolina, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyus
The given name Tyus is a modern variation of the ancient Greek name Tychius, which derives from the Greek word "tykhe" meaning "fortune" or "chance." This name originated in Greece during the Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BCE.
Tychius was a relatively uncommon name in ancient Greece, but it did appear in some historical records and literature from that era. One notable individual with this name was Tychius of Alexandria, a grammarian and scholar who lived in the 2nd century CE.
As the Greek language and culture spread throughout the Mediterranean region, variations of the name Tychius emerged in different regions and languages. In Latin, the name became Tychicus, and it appeared in the New Testament as the name of a companion of the Apostle Paul.
During the Middle Ages, the name fell out of common usage in most parts of Europe, but it resurfaced in various forms in different cultures and languages. In the 16th century, the German variation Tychius was recorded as a given name.
The modern spelling Tyus is a more recent development, likely influenced by the anglicization of names from various languages. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling was Tyus Cobb, an American baseball player born in 1886 who was known for his exceptional batting skills.
Other notable individuals with the given name Tyus include Tyus Edney (born 1973), an American basketball player who played in the NBA; Tyus Jones (born 1996), an American professional basketball player; Tyus Battle (born 1996), an American professional basketball player; and Tyus Bowser (born 1995), an American football player in the NFL.
While not as common as some other names, Tyus has a rich historical background and has been used across various cultures and time periods, reflecting its Greek origins and the spread of the name through different regions and languages over the centuries.
People
Tyus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyus 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
Tyus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,048 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyus 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 327,056 US residents.
Is Tyus a common name?
We classify Tyus as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,063 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyus most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyus was 1995, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyus is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tyus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyus 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.
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.