Tiger

English

"animal name"

Tiger Origin and Meaning

The name Tiger is a boy's name meaning "animal name".

Other wild animals like Fox, Wolf and Bear are catching on as baby names, and Tiger is a rarer option with several famous namesakes, including golf champ Tiger Woods, who was born Eldrick. Other famous Tigers include Indian actor Tiger Shroff, born Jai, and British actor Tyger Drew-Honey, who spells his name with a Y.

Chinese martial artist Tiger Hu Chen is another well-known bearer. In Chinese culture, the tiger is considered the king of the animals and a major symbol of masculine yang energy, representing power, courage, and luck.

Tiger Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1937 on Nameberry

Tiger Popularity

• 1937 Nameberry 2024
• 23 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Tiger

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Famous People Named Tiger

• Tiger Onitsuka Japanese jazz drummer
• Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods American golfer
• Tiger "Tige" Andrews American actor
• David James "Tiger" Williams Canadian ice hockey player
• Tiger stage name of Norman Washington Jackson, Jamaican dancehall musician
• Priest George Youngs "Tiger" Smalls American boxer and trainer
• Ernest James "Tiger" Smith English cricketer
• Theodore "Tiger" Flowers American boxer
• Jai Hemant "Tiger" Shroff Indian actor
• George Everett "Tiger" Greene American NFL football player
• Tiger Jeet Singh (born Jagjeet Singh Hans) Indo,Canadian pro wrestler
• Tiger Ali Singh (born Gurjit Singh Hans) Indo,Canadian pro wrestler; son of Tiger Jeet Singh
• Tiger Watson (b. 2016) son of reality TV personality Paul Watson of "Whale Wars"
• Rufus Tiger Taylor (b. 1991) American musician of The Darkness; son of drummer Roger Taylor of Queen
• Marlowe Jack Tiger Mitchell (b. 2002) son of actress Lou Doillon; grandson of model Jane Birkin
• Lola Tiger Fellner (b. 2008) daughter of model Laura Bailey and Eric Fellner

Tiger in Pop Culture

• Tiger dog in animated series "Kipper the Dog"
• Tiger Gleeson character in Australian TV series "Round the Twist"
• "Tiger " comic strip by Bud Blake and its main character
• Tiger sidekick of Judomaster in DC Comics
• Tiger dog on TV's "The Brady Bunch"
• Tiger cat in the American Tail animated films
• Tiger character in Ibn,e,Safi's Imran series
• Tiger Jackson character in the Tekken video games
• Tiger Ow character in film "Project A Part II"
• Tigerstar character from the book series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter