Tidus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TEE-dus
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Tidus is a boys' name, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Tidus mean?
From the hero of Final Fantasy X; Japanese Tiida, from Okinawan
“sun”
The hero of the 2001 video game Final Fantasy X; his Japanese name Tiida is said to come from the Okinawan word for sun.
Is Tidus a girl's or a boy's name?
Tidus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tidus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,539th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Tidus, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Tidus in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tidus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,361 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,694 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,655 |
| 2018 | 70 | #2,045 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,318 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,936 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,752 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
Names like Tidus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tadeo, Tatum, Ares, Thiago, Onyx, Kobe, Zyaire, Maximus, Memphis, Teo, Beckham, Ozias
Names related to Tidus
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tidus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tidus, updated 20 October 2026.