Fun Facts About the Name Tyberius
- 375 babies named Tyberius: U.S. records list 375 babies given the name Tyberius from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tyberius Mean?
Tyberius is a spelling variant of the Latin name Tiberius, a Roman praenomen (personal given name) of the patrician gens Tiberia. Its customary meaning is "of the Tiber" or "from the Tiber," after the river Tiberis that runs through Rome. The river name is the source of the personal name, but the origin of Tiberis itself is uncertain: it is commonly treated as Etruscan, and some have suggested a link to an older Italic or pre-Indo-European word for water, without agreement on a single root. Roman tradition told its own story - that the river took its name from Tiberinus Silvius, a legendary king of Alba Longa said to have drowned in it. That is a traditional account of the name's origin, not a documented etymology, and it sits alongside the unresolved question of what the river name originally meant.
Tyberius Name History & Origins
In the Roman Republic and Empire, Tiberius was a hereditary praenomen of the gens Tiberia. It is best known from Tiberius Claudius Nero (42 BC - AD 37), who became the second Roman emperor, ruling from AD 14 to 37 as the adopted son and successor of Augustus. The name continued in the imperial house: the emperor Claudius, who reigned AD 41 - 54, was born Tiberius Claudius Drusus. Through the emperor's reign the name also entered geographical and scriptural use. Herod Antipas founded the city of Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee around AD 20 in the emperor's honor, and the Gospel of Luke (3:1) dates the start of John the Baptist's ministry to "the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar."
The Latin name spread into other European languages through the empire and the Latin tradition of the church: Italian and Spanish Tiberio, French Tibère, and German Tiberius. The Greek form is Τιβέριος (Tiberios). The spelling Tyberius with a y is an alternative rendering of the same Latin name, and the y matches the convention used for Greek upsilon in many transliterated names of Greek origin.
How Popular is the Name Tyberius?
Tyberius has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,889 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,199 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,851 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,916 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,535 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,991 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #3,889 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,211 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,097 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,925 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,689 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #4,521 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,151 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,226 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #4,808 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,832 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #9,795 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #10,827 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #8,667 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,193 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,859 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,393 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,477 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,273 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #6,497 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #9,563 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,066 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #10,238 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Tyberius Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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