Given name
Tige
“a powerful cat; resembling a tiger”·“as powerful as the animal”
Tige is a variant of Tiger. Interpretations include “a powerful cat; resembling a tiger” (American) and “as powerful as the animal” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tige is a variant of Tiger. Interpretations include “a powerful cat; resembling a tiger” (American) and “as powerful as the animal” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tige is a variant of Tiger. An origin associated with Tiger is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tige through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 333
- 333 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 335 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tige
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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