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unisex name

Tu

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 2
  • Births on record 481

Tu is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1984, when 32 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1978.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tu over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

225
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Tu by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 25
1980s 225
1990s 128
2000s 38
2010s (to 2018) 11

How popular is Tu?

In 2018, Tu was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Tu is used

Canada #2,218 7 in 2001
France #7,615 5 in 2013
United States #17,650 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Tu

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tu also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tu

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tu

How popular is the name Tu?

In 2018, Tu was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Tu a girl's or a boy's name?

Tu is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Tu?

Tu has 1 syllable.

When was Tu most popular?

Tu peaked in 1984, when 32 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.