Is Tyger a boy or girl name?

Tyger is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.6% were girls and 88.4% were boys. It changed hands in 1997, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Tyger

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Tyger was most popular in 1997, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,992 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 507 people named Tyger.

Tyger over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tyger’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tyger a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tyger is mostly a boy’s name — 11.6% of the 507 Americans given it were girls and 88.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 1997 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org