Boy · Latin
Titus
Say it: TY-tus
Meaning
A Latin first name of unknown origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Used occasionally by Puritans and again more widely since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 22,303 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 1,400 boys
- 927 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
LatinEarly ChristianEnglishAmericanGermanItalianSpanishPolish
The family of the name
| French | Tite |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Tito |
| Italian | Tito |
| Portuguese | Tito |
| German | Titus |
| Polish | Tytus |
| Russian | Tit |
Famous bearers
- Titus, companion of Paul
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.