How Many People Are Named Tycho?
people named Tycho are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 906,591 people in the US has this name
Based on 381 babies named Tycho in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Τυχων (Tychon) meaning "hitting the mark". This was the name of a Greek saint. It was also borne by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Tycho in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tycho alive today is about 10 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tycho first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2021, to 30 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tycho has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,726, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #4,845.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,845 |
| Best rank | #3,726 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,499 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tycho alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tycho were born in California than in any other state: about 42 of those alive today.
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