Boy names that start with T

These 209 T boy names run from Tabassum to Tzvi, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Theodore, Thomas and Thiago.

Names that start with T Girl names that start with T

Thorolf
Thor's wolf (Old Norse)
BoyScandinavian
Tzur
Rock (Hebrew)
BoyHebrew
Tirso
Staff of Dionysus (Greek). No. 13,700 in the US in 2025, 5 babies.
BoySpanish
Theo
Gift of God (Greek). No. 82 in the US in 2025, 3,945 babies.
BoyEnglishRising
Tonalli
Day, warmth of the sun (Nahuatl). No. 13,710 in the US in 2025, 5 babies.
UnisexSpanish
Takeru
Strong, healthy (depends on characters) (Japanese)
BoyJapanese
Tiyamike
Let us thank God (Chichewa)
UnisexAfrican
Thorgrim
Thor's mask or helmet (Old Norse)
BoyScandinavian
Tomoya
Wisdom (depends on characters) (Japanese)
BoyJapanese
Thomas
A twin (Aramaic). No. 34 in the US in 2025, 6,917 babies.
BoyEnglish
Toño
Pet form of Antonio (Spanish)
BoySpanish
Toby
God is good (Hebrew). No. 979 in the US in 2025, 234 babies. Given to both: 30% girls.
BoyEnglish

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Most popular boy names starting with T in 2025

Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.

Most popular boy names starting with T in the US, 2025
US rank	Name	Babies	10-year trend	Meaning
#4	Theodore	13,355	Rising	gift of God
#34	Thomas	6,917	Steady	a twin
#50	Thiago	5,835	Rising	Saint James
#82	Theo	3,945	Rising	gift of God
#181	Tucker	2,008	Steady	fuller of cloth
#194	Tate	1,862	Rising	from a surname derived from Old English Tata, probably happy
#202	Tatum	1,736	Rising	Tata's homestead
#203	Timothy	1,734	Steady	honoring God
#220	Tyler	1,633	Falling	tile maker
#283	Tobias	1,201	Steady	God is good
#309	Tristan	1,103	Steady	–
#358	Titus	910	Steady	–
#427	Tadeo	753	Steady	–
#434	Travis	732	Falling	toll collector
#475	Tanner	641	Steady	–
#521	Truett	578	Steady	–
#522	Tripp	572	Steady	–
#531	Tyson	565	Falling	firebrand, from a surname first given to a quarrelsome person
#533	Troy	563	Steady	–
#591	Tru	496	Steady	–
#658	Tommy	420	Steady	twin
#680	Trevor	400	Steady	–
#685	Taylor	398	Steady	tailor, cutter of cloth
#691	Tomas	394	Steady	a twin
#758	Trace	340	Steady	–

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.

T names by the numbers

How many US babies get a name starting with T, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.

Boys

Share of boys, 2025: 3.8%
Place among 26 letters: 12th
Different T names: 627
In the top 1,000: 33

Share of boys with a T name: 5.0% in 1950, 5.3% in 2000, and 3.8% in 2025.

T boy names used in many cultures

Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.

Thomasa twin (Aramaic)
Theogift of God (Greek)
TobiasGod is good (Hebrew)
Toma twin (Aramaic)
Timhonoring God (Greek)
Tomása twin (Aramaic)
Tancredthought and counsel (Germanic)
Telmofrom a Spanish name for Saint Elmo (Spanish)
Teodorogift of God (Greek)
Theobaldbold people (Germanic)
Theodorgift of God (Greek)
Theodoricruler of the people (Gothic)
Theronhunter (Greek)
ThiagoSaint James (Portuguese)
Thorthunder (Old Norse)
Tiernanlittle lord (Irish Gaelic)
Tierneylordly (Irish Gaelic)
Timuriron (Turkic)

Where these names come from

Greek: 39
Japanese: 26
Old Norse: 24
Hebrew: 13
Aramaic: 11
Irish Gaelic: 9
Turkish: 9
Germanic: 7

All 209 boy names that start with T

Boy names that start with T
Name	Meaning	Origin	Gender
Tabassum	smiling	Arabic	Unisex
Tadakatsu	loyal and victorious	Japanese	Boy
Tadao	loyal man (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tadashi	correct, righteous	Japanese	Boy
Tadhg	poet	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tadhgán	little poet	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tadros	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Taeho	great and vast (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Taehyeon	great and virtuous (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Taemin	great and clever (depends on characters)	Korean	Boy
Taeo	great enlightenment (depends on hanja)	Korean	Boy
Taesan	Mount Tai, a byword for greatness	Korean	Boy
Taeyang	the sun	Korean	Boy
Tafadzwa	we are pleased	Shona	Unisex
Taha	the letters ta and ha, opening Quran chapter 20	Arabic	Boy
Tahir	pure, virtuous	Arabic	Boy
Tahmasp	brave horse	Persian	Boy
Tahmures	strong fox	Avestan	Boy
Taiga	great river (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Taiwo	first-born of twins	Yoruba	Unisex
Takahiro	valuable and great (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Takamori	prosperous and thriving	Japanese	Boy
Takashi	noble, prosperous (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Takayuki	filial piety (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Takeru	strong, healthy (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Takeshi	warrior; strong (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Takumi	artisan, skilled craftsman (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Takuto	open up and the Dipper constellation (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Takuya	open up, expand (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Tal	dew, morning dew	Hebrew	Unisex
Taliesin	shining brow	Welsh	Boy
Tam	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tamaki	ring, bracelet	Japanese	Unisex
Tamer	date (fruit)	Arabic	Boy
Tàmhas	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tamir	tall	Hebrew	Boy
Tancred	thought and counsel	Germanic	Boy
Tancredi	thought and counsel	Germanic	Boy
Tancredo	thought and counsel	Germanic	Boy
Tanguy	fire dog	Breton	Boy
Tano	from Gaeta	Latin	Boy
Tao	great waves (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Tapan	warming, burning	Sanskrit	Boy
Tarak	star, protector	Sanskrit	Boy
Tarang	wave	Sanskrit	Boy
Tariq	night visitor; morning star	Arabic	Boy
Tarmo	vigor, energy, drive	Finnish	Boy
Taro	big son; eldest son	Japanese	Boy
Tarun	young or fresh	Sanskrit	Boy
Tasgall	god's cauldron	Old Norse	Boy
Tasos	resurrection, rising again	Greek	Boy
Tate	from a surname derived from Old English Tata, probably happy	Old English	Boy
Tatenda	we are thankful	Shona	Unisex
Tatsuya	accomplished; dragon (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tatum	Tata's homestead	Old English	Unisex
Taurai	speak	Shona	Unisex
Tavish	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tavo	pet form of Gustavo	Spanish	Boy
Tayfun	typhoon	Turkish	Boy
Taylan	tall	Turkish	Boy
Taylor	tailor, cutter of cloth	Old French	Unisex
Teàrlach	instigator	Scottish Gaelic	Boy
Teddy	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Tejas	brilliance, fiery energy	Sanskrit	Boy
Telmo	from a Spanish name for Saint Elmo	Spanish	Boy
Temitope	mine is worthy of thanks	Yoruba	Unisex
Tendai	be thankful	Shona	Unisex
Teodor	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Teodoro	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Teófilo	friend of God	Greek	Boy
Teruo	shining man (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tesfaye	my hope	Amharic	Boy
Tetsuo	wise man (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tetsuya	wise (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tevye	God is good	Yiddish	Boy
Tewodros	Amharic form of Theodore, gift of God	Greek	Boy
Thabo	joy, happiness	Sotho	Boy
Thanasis	immortal one	Greek	Boy
Thando	love	Zulu	Unisex
Thandolwethu	our love	Zulu	Unisex
Thanos	immortal	Greek	Boy
Thatayaone	his strength	Tswana	Unisex
Themba	hope, trust	Zulu	Boy
Themistoklis	glory of the law	Greek	Boy
Theo	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Théo	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Theobald	bold people	Germanic	Boy
Theodemir	famous among the people	Gothic	Boy
Theodor	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Theodore	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Theodoric	ruler of the people	Gothic	Boy
Theodoros	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Theofanis	manifestation of God	Greek	Boy
Theofilos	friend of God	Greek	Boy
Théophile	friend of God	Greek	Boy
Theophilus	friend of God	Greek	Boy
Theron	hunter	Greek	Boy
Thiago	Saint James	Portuguese	Boy
Thibault	bold people	Germanic	Boy
Thierry	ruler of the people	Germanic	Boy
Thijs	gift of God	Hebrew	Boy
Thodoris	gift of God	Greek	Boy
Thomas	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Thor	thunder	Old Norse	Boy
Thorarin	Thor's eagle	Old Norse	Boy
Thorbjörn	Thor's bear	Old Norse	Boy
Thorfinn	Thor and Finn	Old Norse	Boy
Thorgrim	Thor's mask or helmet	Old Norse	Boy
Thorir	Thor's warrior	Old Norse	Boy
Thorkel	Thor's cauldron	Old Norse	Boy
Thorleif	Thor's heir	Old Norse	Boy
Thorolf	Thor's wolf	Old Norse	Boy
Thorstein	Thor's stone	Old Norse	Boy
Thorvald	Thor's ruler	Old Norse	Boy
Thrasyvoulos	bold counsel	Greek	Boy
Tiago	supplanter, holder of the heel	Hebrew	Boy
Tian	heaven, sky (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Tiarnán	little lord	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tiberio	of the Tiber	Latin	Boy
Tiberius	of the Tiber	Latin	Boy
Tiburcio	from Tibur	Latin	Boy
Tichaona	we will see	Shona	Boy
Tiernan	little lord	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tierney	lordly	Irish Gaelic	Unisex
Tikhon	lucky, fortunate	Greek	Boy
Tilemachos	fighting from afar	Greek	Boy
Till	ruler of the people	Germanic	Boy
Tim	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Tima	short form of Timofei, honoring God, or Timur, iron	Greek	Boy
Timo	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timofei	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timon	honor	Greek	Boy
Timoteo	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timothée	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timotheos	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timothy	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Timur	iron	Turkic	Boy
Tinashe	we are with God	Shona	Unisex
Tirso	staff of Dionysus	Greek	Boy
Tiyamike	let us thank God	Chichewa	Unisex
Tobiah	God is good	Hebrew	Boy
Tobias	God is good	Hebrew	Boy
Tobías	God is good	Hebrew	Boy
Tobiasz	God is good	Hebrew	Boy
Toby	God is good	Hebrew	Boy
Tohar	purity	Hebrew	Unisex
Toirdhealbhach	instigator	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Toivo	hope	Finnish	Boy
Tolga	helmet	Turkish	Boy
Tolya	short form of Anatoly, sunrise	Greek	Boy
Tom	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomás	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomasz	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomé	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomer	palm tree	Hebrew	Boy
Tommaso	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tommy	twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomos	a twin	Aramaic	Boy
Tomoya	wisdom (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Tonalli	day, warmth of the sun	Nahuatl	Unisex
Tonatiuh	sun	Nahuatl	Boy
Toño	pet form of Antonio	Spanish	Boy
Toprak	soil, land	Turkish	Unisex
Tor	thunder, the god Thor	Old Norse	Boy
Torben	Thor's bear	Old Norse	Boy
Torbjörn	Thor's bear	Old Norse	Boy
Torbjørn	Thor's bear	Old Norse	Boy
Torcuil	Thor's cauldron	Old Norse	Boy
Torgny	Thor's din, or roar	Old Norse	Boy
Tormod	Thor's wrath	Old Norse	Boy
Torquil	Thor's cauldron	Old Norse	Boy
Torsten	Thor's stone	Old Norse	Boy
Toru	to pierce through, thorough (depends on kanji)	Japanese	Boy
Torvald	Thor's ruler	Old Norse	Boy
Toshio	talented man (depends on characters)	Japanese	Boy
Toygar	lark	Turkish	Boy
Traugott	trust God	German	Boy
Travis	toll collector	Old French	Boy
Triantafyllos	rose	Greek	Boy
Trinidad	trinity	Latin	Unisex
Truman	trusty man	English	Boy
Trygve	trustworthy, true	Old Norse	Boy
Tshepo	hope, trust	Sotho	Boy
Tshepo	hope, trust	Sotho	Unisex
Tsubasa	a pair of wings	Japanese	Unisex
Tsukasa	to govern	Japanese	Unisex
Tsutomu	to strive	Japanese	Boy
Tsuyoshi	strong, firm	Japanese	Boy
Tuathal	ruler of the people	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tucker	fuller of cloth	Middle English	Boy
Tudur	king of the people	Celtic	Boy
Tuğrul	a mythical bird of prey	Turkish	Boy
Tumaini	hope	Swahili	Unisex
Tuncay	bronze moon	Turkish	Boy
Túpac	royal, noble	Quechua	Boy
Turgay	skylark	Turkish	Boy
Turi	the savior	Latin	Boy
Turlough	instigator	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tushar	cold, frost or snow	Sanskrit	Boy
Tutku	passion	Turkish	Unisex
Tyler	tile maker	English	Boy
Tymon	to honor	Greek	Boy
Tymoteusz	honoring God	Greek	Boy
Tyoma	short form of Artyom, dedicated to Artemis	Greek	Boy
Týr	god	Old Norse	Boy
Tyrone	land of Eoghan	Irish Gaelic	Boy
Tyson	firebrand, from a surname first given to a quarrelsome person	Old French	Boy
Tzur	rock	Hebrew	Boy
Tzvi	gazelle, roebuck	Hebrew	Boy

Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular boy names that start with T?

The most popular boy names starting with T in the US are Theodore (#4), Thomas (#34), Thiago (#50), Theo (#82), Tucker (#181), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.

How many boy names start with T?

In 2025, 627 different boy names starting with T were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 33 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 209 with their meaning and origin.

How common are boy names that start with T?

3.8% of US boys born in 2025 have a name starting with T, making it the 12th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 5.0%.

Where do boy names starting with T come from?

The most common origins on this list are Greek (39), Japanese (26), Old Norse (24).