Given name & surname
Tigre
“a powerful cat; resembling a tiger”·“as powerful as the animal”
Tigre 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
Tigre 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
Tigre 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 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tigre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 5 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 girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 446 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tigre’s family of names
Tigre has a related form in Tiger. In Greek usage, Tigre as a surname is a transliteration of Τιγρέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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