Tiberius
How to say it: ty-BEER-ee-us · /taɪˈbiriəs/
Latin 'of the Tiber', Rome's river - ancient Roman imperial name borne by an emperor.
Tiberius was the 2,465th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 38 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 62% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,670 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,465 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 38 |
| Share of births | 1 in 87,245 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −62% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,670 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Tiberius is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Tib
- Ty
Honouring a Tiberius in the family
- Typet form
- Tiborequivalent
- Tiberioequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Tiberius is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, German.
Famous people named Tiberius
- Tiberius Hemsterhuis (1685–1766)Dutch linguist
- Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (1822–1897)Dutch paleontologist
- Tiberius Cavallo (1749–1809)Italian physicist and natural philosopher
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