Tiberius
Boy · ty-BEER-ee-us · Latin
Tiberius is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the Tiber”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Tiberius mean?
Latin: Roman first name linked to the River Tiber
“of the Tiber”
Tiberius was the second Roman emperor, reigning from AD 14 to 37 after his stepfather Augustus.
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Is Tiberius a girl's or a boy's name?
Tiberius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tiberius in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Tiberius, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tiberius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Tiberius in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Tiberius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Tiberius, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,139th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 109 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tiberius than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Tiberius in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Tiberius or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
- Tiberius 38
- Tyberius 10
Tiberius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,942 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 84 | #1,816 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2017 | 109 | #1,518 |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,706 |
| 2015 | 109 | #1,514 |
| 2014 | 86 | #1,751 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,374 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
Names like Tiberius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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