boy's name
Titus
TY-tus
- Origin Latin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 28,108
the United States
#358
2025 births
Titus is a boy's name of Latin origin whose meaning is unknown. It is a Roman praenomen of great antiquity, probably not Latin at all but Sabine or Etruscan, and the honor and avenger glosses attached to it have no basis.
- Titus is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 1,325 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,643 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Titus over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 |
| 1890s | 25 |
| 1900s | 37 |
| 1910s | 226 |
| 1920s | 296 |
| 1930s | 246 |
| 1940s | 250 |
| 1950s | 385 |
| 1960s | 659 |
| 1970s | 1,075 |
| 1980s | 1,452 |
| 1990s | 1,601 |
| 2000s | 4,454 |
| 2010s | 10,693 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,395 |
What Titus means
Titus has no recoverable meaning. It is one of the small closed set of Roman first names, and like several of them its root lies in a pre-Latin language of Italy that we cannot fully read.
Where Titus comes from
Titus is one of roughly eighteen praenomina in general Roman use — Romans had very few first names and distinguished themselves by family and branch instead. Its origin is pre-Latin, probably Sabine, and no meaning survives. The emperor Titus completed the Colosseum and destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem; a different Titus is the recipient of one of Paul's letters and a companion on his missions, which carried the name into Christian use. Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus keeps it in English literary memory. It appears in our records in every year from 1880.
Titus in use
Titus appears in our records from 1880 and charts in only three of the seven countries we track.
How popular is Titus?
In 2025, Titus was given to 910 babies in the United States, ranking #358 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Titus is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Titus
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Titus also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Titus over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Titus
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Titus in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Titus
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Titus — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Titus
What does the name Titus mean?
Nothing recoverable. It is a pre-Latin Roman first name, probably Sabine, and the honor and avenger glosses have no basis.
Who was Titus in the Bible?
A companion of Paul and the recipient of one of his letters. A different Titus was the Roman emperor who completed the Colosseum.
How do you pronounce Titus?
TY-tus, with the first syllable rhyming with high.
How popular is the name Titus?
In 2025, Titus was given to 910 babies in the United States, ranking #358 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Titus a girl's or a boy's name?
Titus is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Titus?
Titus has 2 syllables.
When was Titus most popular?
Titus peaked in 2015, when 1,325 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Titus?
Titus is usually shortened to Ty.
Is Titus a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Titus currently ranks #358 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.