Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2017

Titan

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,295 Trend ↓ Falling 45%
Rank 2025
#1,295
among boys · ↓277 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
151
named Titan · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,312
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2017
421 babies
All-time total
5,501
#1,685 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Titan popularity over time

5,501 babies have been named Titan since 1979, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #6,988
1980s – 20 20 2 +300% #7,205
1990s – 52 52 5 +160% #4,143
2000s – 758 758 76 +1358% #1,329
2010s – 3,044 3,044 304 +302% #621
2020s (to 2025) 5 1,617 1,622 270 -11% #671

Where Titan 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 136 0.08 outside top 500
2027 125 0.07 outside top 500
2028 116 0.07 outside top 500
2029 109 0.06 outside top 500
2030 103 0.06 outside top 500

Where Titan is most popular

Boys named Titan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.142 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Titan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 7 0.451 +217%
Nevada 25 0.439 +208%
Utah 41 0.430 +202%
Louisiana 36 0.352 +147%
Alabama 35 0.320 +125%
Idaho 12 0.293 +106%
Maryland 32 0.268 +89%
Georgia 66 0.261 +83%
Florida 94 0.199 +40%
South Carolina 19 0.184 +29%
Washington 30 0.183 +29%
Virginia 34 0.179 +26%
North Carolina 45 0.176 +24%
Tennessee 31 0.172 +21%
West Virginia 5 0.153 +8%
Missouri 20 0.144 ≈ national
Arizona 22 0.134 -6%
Indiana 20 0.125 -12%
Ohio 33 0.125 -12%
Pennsylvania 33 0.124 -13%
Mississippi 7 0.123 -13%
Kentucky 12 0.120 -16%
Texas 96 0.109 -23%
Minnesota 13 0.106 -26%
New York 40 0.092 -35%
California 81 0.089 -38%
Illinois 22 0.086 -40%
Colorado 11 0.085 -40%
Oklahoma 7 0.079 -44%
Michigan 15 0.073 -49%
New Jersey 13 0.065 -55%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -64%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Titan

Titan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,295 in 2025 with 151 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 5,501 American babies have been named Titan. Its peak came in 2017, when 421 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Titan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Titan?

The median living Titan is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 5,500 people named Titan are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Titan year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 151 #1,295
2024 – – 220 #1,018
2023 – – 226 #976
2022 – – 289 #845
2021 5 #17,468 343 #744
2020 – – 388 #671
2019 – – 375 #683
2018 – – 370 #676
2017 – – 421 #621
2016 – – 409 #646
2015 – – 415 #639
2014 – – 274 #827
2013 – – 230 #906
2012 – – 209 #964
2011 – – 181 #1,049
2010 – – 160 #1,158
2009 – – 131 #1,329
2008 – – 94 #1,653
2007 – – 106 #1,508
2006 – – 75 #1,838
2005 – – 82 #1,658
2004 – – 55 #2,158
2003 – – 45 #2,389
2002 – – 62 #1,846
2001 – – 60 #1,866
2000 – – 48 #2,129
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 5 #7,216
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Titan?

The median living Titan is about 8 years old. Half of all living Titans are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Titan are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Titan are alive in the United States, based on 5,501 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Titan in 2025?

Titan ranked #1,295 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 151 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Titan?

5,501 babies have been named Titan in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Titan most popular?

Titan peaked in 2017, when 421 newborns received the name.

Is Titan a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Titan rising or falling?

Titan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Titan become more popular?

Titan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 103 boys named Titan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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