Titus

Tie-tus

Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"

"title of honour"

Titus Origin and Meaning

The name Titus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "title of honour".

Titus, once seen as a slightly forbidding Roman, New Testament, and Shakespearean name, was brought back to contemporary life in the USA by the TV series Titus 2000, increasing in popularity along with other revived ancient names like Linus and Silas.

Titus was the name of a Roman military commander who became Emperor. In the New Testament, Titus was a trusted companion of St. Paul, the recipient of one of his epistles; from Shakespeare the name is familiar via the central character of his tragedy Titus Andronicus, as well as appearing in Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus and Timon of Athens. Titus Groan is the protagonist of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast Gothic fantasy trilogy, and Titus Welliver was a character on Deadwood.

The painter Rembrandt had a son named Titus.

Titus Rank in US Top 1000

# 374 in the US

Titus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 335 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Titus

• 374 US 2023
• 335 Nameberry 2025
• 176 Future 2028
• 269 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Titus

• Saint Titus Greek missionary; companion of Paul
• Titus Flāvius Caesar Vespasiānus Augustus Roman Emperor
• Titus Manlius Torquatus Roman dictator
• Titus O'Neil (born Thaddeus Michael Bullard) American pro wrestler
• Titus B. Welliver American actor
• Titus LeMoyne Ryan American NFL football player
• Titus Demetrius Young American football player
• Titus Annianus ancient Roman poet
• Titus Oates English conspirator of the Popish Plot
• Titus van Rijn son of painter Rembrandt van Rijn
• Titus Livius aka Livy Roman historian
• Titus Aurelius Antoninus son of Marcus Aurelius; twin brother Tiberius Aelius Aurelius
• Titus Jasper Jake Icarus Rellie (b. 2007) son of stylist and editor Lucy Sykes and Euan Rellie
• Tituss Burgess American actor and singer
• Christopher Titus American comedian and actor

The name Titus in Pop Culture

• Titus Lartius character in 'Coriolanus' by Shakespeare
• 'Titus Andronicus ' play by Shakespeare and its title character
• Titus Price character in 'Anna of the Five Towns' by Arnold Bennett
• Titus Groan character in 'Gormeghast' by Mervyn Peake
• Titus character in 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins
• Titus Pullo character on TV's 'Rome'
• Titus Abrasax character from movie "Jupiter Ascending"
• Titus Andronicus American punk/indie rock band
• Titus Andromedon character on TVs' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'
• Titus aka Bat Hound, dog in Batman comics
• Titus character on TV's "The 100"
• Titus Drautos character in the game "Final Fantasy XV"
• Jasper Titus the kindly old man in Elizabeth Enright's Melendy Children books

International Variations of the name Titus

• Tiziano Italian
• Titos Greek
• Tito Spanish
• Tytus Polish
• Tite French
• Titek Polish