Given name & surname
Titan
“of the giants”·“a great defender”
Titan is a variant of Titus. Interpretations include “of the giants” and “a great defender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Titan is a variant of Titus. Interpretations include “of the giants” and “a great defender”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Titan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,501
- 5,496 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 421 babies
- 2025
- 151
- #1,295 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 151 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,295 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 421 in 2017. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,419 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.
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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