Titan
Titan is a boys' name of Greek origin meaning “powerful giant, one of great strength.” It ranked #976 in the United States in 2025. In Greek mythology, the Titans were the powerful deities who preceded the Olympian gods.
how do you pronounce Titan?
TY-tun
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what does Titan mean?
The name Titan means “powerful giant, one of great strength.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.
In Greek mythology, the Titans were the powerful deities who preceded the Olympian gods. The name evokes strength, power, and cosmic scale. Also the name of Saturn's largest moon.
where does the name Titan come from?
The only source retrieved for Titan is a fragmentary Wiktionary entry noting that a sense of the word was 'coined ... in 1795,' referencing an 'etymology 1' from elsewhere on the page. The coiner's name and that referenced first etymology weren't preserved in what was retrieved, so neither the Greek-mythology Titans derivation nor the Saturn-moon association commonly given for this name can be confirmed from this fragment.
the history of Titan
No further history is available from this fragment; nothing here confirms when or how Titan came into use as a given name.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2023 | #976 |
| 2022 | #845 |
| 2021 | #744 |
| 2020 | #671 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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