boys' name ★ peaked 2015

Titus

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #358 Trend ↓ Falling 12%
Rank 2025
#358
among boys · ↑25 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
910
named Titus · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,877
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
1,325 babies
All-time total
26,823
#718 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Titus popularity over time

26,823 babies have been named Titus since 1880, 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 – 29 29 3 – #829
1890s – 25 25 3 -14% #845
1900s – 37 37 4 +48% #735
1910s – 226 226 23 +511% #923
1920s – 296 296 30 +31% #1,087
1930s – 246 246 25 -17% #1,215
1940s – 250 250 25 +2% #1,274
1950s – 385 385 39 +54% #1,079
1960s – 659 659 66 +71% #813
1970s 6 1,069 1,075 108 +63% #713
1980s – 1,452 1,452 145 +35% #668
1990s – 1,601 1,601 160 +10% #701
2000s – 4,454 4,454 445 +178% #436
2010s 6 10,687 10,693 1,069 +140% #280
2020s (to 2025) – 5,395 5,395 899 -16% #340

Where Titus 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 892 0.52 #365
2027 877 0.51 #368
2028 865 0.51 #369
2029 854 0.50 #372
2030 845 0.49 #375

Where Titus is most popular

Boys named Titus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.515 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Idaho, and Arkansas.

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 Titus 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
Montana 29 1.64 +219%
Idaho 65 1.59 +208%
Arkansas 87 1.37 +167%
Oklahoma 110 1.24 +141%
Kansas 83 1.21 +135%
Missouri 162 1.17 +127%
Hawaii 18 1.16 +125%
Nebraska 44 1.01 +96%
Alaska 12 1.01 +96%
Tennessee 180 0.997 +94%
Indiana 159 0.992 +92%
Oregon 75 0.988 +92%
Mississippi 54 0.950 +84%
Kentucky 92 0.917 +78%
South Carolina 89 0.861 +67%
Iowa 59 0.856 +66%
Alabama 89 0.814 +58%
South Dakota 15 0.806 +56%
Minnesota 93 0.758 +47%
Ohio 192 0.724 +41%
Georgia 179 0.707 +37%
Louisiana 72 0.704 +37%
North Carolina 177 0.693 +35%
Washington 113 0.691 +34%
Virginia 128 0.675 +31%
Colorado 85 0.659 +28%
Michigan 130 0.635 +23%
Arizona 101 0.617 +20%
Wisconsin 68 0.574 +11%
West Virginia 18 0.551 +7%
Pennsylvania 145 0.546 +6%
Maryland 62 0.520 ≈ national
New Mexico 17 0.516 ≈ national
Florida 230 0.486 -6%
Texas 417 0.473 -8%
California 386 0.422 -18%
Utah 40 0.419 -19%
Nevada 23 0.403 -22%
Illinois 103 0.403 -22%
North Dakota 6 0.351 -32%
Maine 5 0.258 -50%
New York 69 0.159 -69%
New Jersey 26 0.129 -75%
Connecticut 6 0.089 -83%
Massachusetts 12 0.087 -83%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
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 Titus

Titus is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #358 in 2025 with 910 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 26,823 American babies have been named Titus. Its peak came in 2015, when 1,325 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 Titus stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Titus?

The median living Titus is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 25 thousand people named Titus are alive in the United States today.

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

Titus 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 – – 910 #358
2024 – – 848 #383
2023 – – 869 #374
2022 – – 910 #362
2021 – – 914 #356
2020 – – 944 #340
2019 – – 1,045 #319
2018 – – 1,100 #309
2017 – – 1,182 #298
2016 6 #16,078 1,296 #282
2015 – – 1,325 #280
2014 – – 1,278 #282
2013 – – 1,067 #316
2012 – – 855 #358
2011 – – 825 #362
2010 – – 714 #397
2009 – – 643 #436
2008 – – 639 #442
2007 – – 536 #496
2006 – – 462 #548
2005 – – 454 #536
2004 – – 399 #572
2003 – – 344 #608
2002 – – 343 #596
2001 – – 341 #587
2000 – – 293 #628
1995 – – 148 #911
1990 – – 138 #876
1985 – – 134 #767
1980 – – 122 #795
1975 – – 112 #787
1970 – – 69 #978
1965 – – 83 #813
1960 – – 72 #896
1955 – – 32 #1,368
1950 – – 32 #1,287
1945 – – 20 #1,531
1940 – – 29 #1,274
1935 – – 17 #1,750
1930 – – 33 #1,256
1925 – – 32 #1,301
1920 – – 43 #1,087
1915 – – 27 #1,301
1910 – – 12 #978
1905 – – 12 #735
1900 – – – –
1895 – – 6 #1,072
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 6 #901

Famous people named Titus

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

  1. 1 Titus Welliver Titus Welliver American actor (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Titus Titus Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81 41–81 · Antiquity
  3. 3 Titus O'Neil Titus O'Neil American professional wrestler and former arena football player (born 1977) Contemporary
  4. 4 Titus Bramble Titus Bramble English former professional footballer b. 1981 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Titus Labienus Roman military officer (c.100 BC–45 BC) -100–-45 · Antiquity
  6. 6 Titus Oates Titus Oates English minister and fabricator of the Popish Plot 1649–1705 · 17th century
  7. 7 Titus Brandsma Titus Brandsma Dutch Catholic priest (1881–1942) 19th century
  8. 8 Titus Tatius Titus Tatius King of the Sabines in Roman mythology -800–-800 · Antiquity
  9. 9 Titus Pomponius Atticus Roman banker, writer and philosopher (c.110 BC – 32 BC) -110–-32 · Antiquity
  10. 10 Titus Quinctius Flamininus Titus Quinctius Flamininus Roman general and statesman (c. 230–174 BC) -229–-174 · Antiquity
  11. 11 Titus Annius Milo Ancient Roman politician and agitator (d. 48 BCE) -95–-48 · Antiquity
  12. 12 Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus 4th-century BC Roman general and statesman -400–-301 · Antiquity
  13. 13 Titus Flavius Clemens 1st century Roman politician and cousin of emperor Domitian 50–95 · Antiquity
  14. 14 Titus Corlățean Titus Corlățean Romanian politician and diplomat (born 1968) Contemporary
  15. 15 Titus Herminius Aquilinus Titus Herminius Aquilinus Roman military general and consul (died 498/496 BC) -600–-496 · Antiquity
  16. 16 Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus Late 6th century BC Roman politician, consul and military leader -600–-490 · Antiquity
  17. 17 Titus Calpurnius Siculus Titus Calpurnius Siculus Roman bucolic poet b. 290 · Antiquity
  18. 18 Titus Buberník Titus Buberník Slovak footballer (1933–2022) Contemporary
  19. 19 Titus Manlius Torquatus 3rd-century BC Roman senator and general -290–-202 · Antiquity
  20. 20 Titus Didius Roman statesman, consul in 98 BC -200–-89 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Titus?

The median living Titus is about 12 years old. Half of all living Tituss are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Titus are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Titus are alive in the United States, based on 26,823 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Titus in 2025?

Titus ranked #358 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 910 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Titus?

26,823 babies have been named Titus in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Titus most popular?

Titus peaked in 2015, when 1,325 newborns received the name.

Is Titus a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Titus rising or falling?

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

Will Titus become more popular?

Titus is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 845 boys named Titus in 2030, which would rank around #375. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Titus?

Well-known people named Titus include Titus Welliver (actor), Titus (politician), Titus O'Neil (wrestler).

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