Tiger
Tiger was the 3743rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1260th; the most babies were born in 2010 (130). Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Tiger in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,743 boys, down 21 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010130 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,310babies recorded
Tiger popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 62 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,743 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,722 | 29 |
| 2010 | #1,322 | 130 |
| 2000 | #2,617 | 36 |
| 1990 | #8,035 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,685 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tiger, counting every spelling?
Tiger is the most common spelling of a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger | 30 | #3,743 | 179 |
| Tyger | 9 | #8,852 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tiger?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tiger (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tiger born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tiger.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tiger?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Tiger are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Tiger mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tiger by state
How common Tiger was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tiger: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tiger, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tiger
How popular is the name Tiger?
Tiger was the 3743rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1260th; the most babies were born in 2010 (130). Over the last ten years it has moved up 22 places. More babies were named Tiger in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tiger a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tiger in the US.
Where is Tiger most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tiger was most common in Hawaii (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Georgia.