Tiger
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- TY-ger
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Tiger is a name of English origin, meaning “tiger”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Tiger mean?
English: word name, from Greek tigris
“tiger”
From the English animal word; the golfer Tiger Woods, whose given name is Eldrick, made it widely known as a name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Tiger a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Tiger has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US.
How popular is Tiger in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Tiger, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 22 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Tiger than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Tiger in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2023, 26% of the babies named Tiger in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Tiger in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Tiger in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Tiger, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 130 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Tiger in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tiger in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,242 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 130 | #1,316 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,442 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,243 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,547 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
Names like Tiger
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cooper Hunter Carter Parker River Archer Hudson Asher Marley Jaxon Mason Grayson
Names related to Tiger
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tiger: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tiger, updated 20 October 2026.