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Tigran

Meaning Borrowed from Armenian Տիգրան (Tigran) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,842 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

Borrowed from Armenian Տիգրան (Tigran).

Rank 2025
#4,842
among boys · ↑380 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Tigran
How common
1 in 81,337
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
30 babies
All-time total
493
#7,957 all-time among boys
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Tigran popularity over time

493 babies have been named Tigran since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 50 5 – #5,608
2000s 151 15 +202% #4,151
2010s 166 17 +10% #4,321
2020s (to 2025) 126 21 +27% #3,793

Where Tigran is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 23 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 24 0.01 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Tigran

Tigran is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,842 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 493 American babies have been named Tigran. Its peak came in 2023, when 30 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tigran stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tigran?

The median living Tigran is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 500 people named Tigran are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tigran year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #4,842
2024 19 #5,222
2023 30 #3,793
2022 26 #4,176
2021 16 #5,750
2020 14 #6,258
2019 24 #4,321
2018 15 #6,011
2017 19 #5,094
2016 16 #5,770
2015 20 #4,868
2014 14 #6,276
2013 11 #7,497
2012 16 #5,698
2011 12 #6,964
2010 19 #5,027
2009 25 #4,151
2008 20 #4,879
2007 11 #7,539
2006 12 #6,871
2005 15 #5,548
2004 17 #4,989
2003 14 #5,523
2002 15 #5,112
2001 5 #12,150
2000 17 #4,549
1995 8 #6,927
1990 6 #8,036
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Famous people named Tigran

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tigran Petrosian Tigran Petrosian Soviet-Armenian chess grandmaster (1929–1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Tigran Hamasyan Tigran Hamasyan Armenian jazz pianist and composer (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tigran Sargsyan Tigran Sargsyan Armenian politician (born 1960) b. 1962 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Tigran Mansurian Tigran Mansurian Armenian composer (born 1939) Contemporary
  5. 5 Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan Armenian weightlifter (born 1988) Contemporary
  6. 6 Tigran Chukhajian Tigran Chukhajian Ottoman-Armenian composer and conductor 1837–1898 · 19th century
  7. 7 Tigran Vardan Martirosyan Armenian weightlifter b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tigran, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tigran?

The median living Tigran is about 13 years old. Half of all living Tigrans are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Tigran are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Tigran are alive in the United States, based on 493 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tigran mean?

Borrowed from Armenian Տիգրան (Tigran).

How popular is the name Tigran in 2025?

Tigran ranked #4,842 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tigran?

493 babies have been named Tigran in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tigran most popular?

Tigran peaked in 2023, when 30 newborns received the name.

Is Tigran a boy or girl name?

Tigran is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tigran rising or falling?

Tigran is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tigran become more popular?

Tigran is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Tigran in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tigran?

Well-known people named Tigran include Tigran Petrosian (chess player), Tigran Hamasyan (musician), Tigran Sargsyan (politician).

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