Ty

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #810 for boys in 2025, 306 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2005 · 2,451 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
47,607
since 1915

Ty over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ty has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #169, 2005boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#810306
2024—#857283
2023—#772332
2022—#715369
2021—#682390
2020#13,4536#650411
2019#15,5395#608449
2018#10,5459#582472
2017—#586463
2016#9,41111#541538
2015#10,8669#483618
2014#14,5586#425721
2013#13,1507#388768
2012#11,2579#346890
2011#11,1819#319994
2010#10,45110#2651,298
2009#9,37912#2221,642
2008#6,55920#2471,437
2007#10,12911#2371,538
2006#6,84018#2101,798
2005#5,26624#1692,451
2004#4,49230#1812,199
2003#4,66827#1931,936
2002#5,25422#2141,609
2001#8,19612#2691,218
2000#5,15122#2591,295
1999#4,87022#2561,223
1998#4,49224#2621,138
1997#5,62617#2281,358
1996#6,39214#2421,220
1995#6,25714#279985
1994#5,98415#318813
1993#5,67316#330767
1992#6,65213#345693
1991#7,43011#385587
1990#7,88010#434510
1989#8,0379#508353
1988#7,11110#497336
1987#6,33511#504315
1986#7,7498#447377
1985#4,86015#452361
1984#5,53912#422386
1983#5,14813#452337
1982#5,20913#433373
1981#4,96314#411402
1980#5,24513#412394
1979#5,75111#419361
1978#7,6497#412357
1977—#400382
1976#7,2967#426335
1975#4,14115#438323
1974#6,2588#417351
1973—#406367
1972#5,9598#383423
1971#6,0068#364494
1970#5,8188#385437
1969#6,6176#381424
1968#6,2466#362456
1967#3,65613#399366
1966#4,19810#421327
1965—#448301
1964#3,87912#418372
1963#4,8968#415373
1962#4,01111#423357
1961#4,5469#450323
1960#6,3905#495254
1959#5,0317#568188
1958#4,8907#82882
1957—#94464
1956#4,4678#83380
1955—#87471
1954#5,7535#1,11245
1953—#1,10244
1952—#1,18239
1951—#1,24235
1950—#1,49924
1949—#1,61621
1948—#1,81717
1947—#1,85017
1946—#2,03013
1945—#1,53619
1944—#1,81015
1943—#2,40510
1942—#3,5605
1941—#2,08312
1940—#3,1306
1939—#3,4805
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1936—#3,1476
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Ty! It came in at #3,825, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ty is popular in 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,021 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedIDMontana: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,061 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMNIllinois: #615 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,613 boysILWisconsin: #251 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,482 boysWIMichigan: #368 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,086 boysMINew York: #730 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 19,636 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,361 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSDIowa: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,820 boysIAIndiana: #245 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,396 boysINOhio: #302 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,031 boysOHPennsylvania: #313 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,307 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #412 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,734 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedUTColorado: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,386 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNEMissouri: #436 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,664 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDEArizona: #265 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,784 boysAZNew Mexico: #296 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,940 boysNMKansas: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,328 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedARTennessee: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,688 boysTNNorth Carolina: #504 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,607 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,001 boysOKLouisiana: #411 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,923 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMSAlabama: #363 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,815 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedHITexas: #504 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,571 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#83 · 1 in 312
  2. Montana#178 · 1 in 1,061
  3. Kansas#188 · 1 in 1,328
  4. Oregon#195 · 1 in 1,361
  5. Iowa#200 · 1 in 1,820

Best ever in a state: #61 in North Dakota, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8371 in 312
Montana#17851 in 1,061
Kansas#188121 in 1,328
Oregon#195111 in 1,361
Iowa#200131 in 1,820
Colorado#201121 in 1,386
Washington#235121 in 2,021
Indiana#245191 in 2,396
Wisconsin#251111 in 3,482
Arizona#26581 in 1,784
New Mexico#29651 in 1,940
Ohio#302231 in 4,031
Pennsylvania#313181 in 5,307
Oklahoma#31761 in 3,001
Alabama#36381 in 3,815
Michigan#368131 in 6,086
Louisiana#41191 in 3,923
California#412351 in 4,734
Tennessee#42451 in 6,688
Missouri#43651 in 7,664
North Carolina#50451 in 8,607
Texas#504181 in 5,571
Illinois#61571 in 13,613
New York#73081 in 19,636
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ty
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 47 spots since 2024 (#857 → #810)
  • 160 spots since 2020 (#650 → #810)
  • 327 spots since 2015 (#483 → #810)
  • Biggest jump: 260 spots in 1959 (#828 → #568)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1957 (#833 → #944)
Rise & fade · boys
90 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 2005 at #169 (2,451 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1955–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 815
  • Highest: 1 in 815 boys born in 2005 were named Ty (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,582 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 36.0% of all boys named Ty (17,123) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s27#3,516 (1916)#3,847
1920s13#3,175 (1923)#3,731
1930s24#2,680 (1937)#3,327
1940s135#1,536 (1945)#2,184
1950s672#568 (1959)#1,018
1960s3,553#362 (1968)#421
1970s3,830#364 (1971)#405
1980s3,634#411 (1981)#454
1990s9,294#228 (1997)#308
2000s17,123#169 (2005)#220
2010s7,211#265 (2010)#454
2020s2,091#650 (2020)#748

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ty in 1966

girls
#4,198
10 births · 1 in 169,218 girls
boys
#421
327 births · 1 in 5,454 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #4,198Ty10

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #421Ty327
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 169,218 of them was named Ty, which outranked 44.9% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #3,959Yolando11
  2. #3,959Zabrina11
  3. #3,959Zoie11
  4. #4,198Ty10
  5. #4,198Alan10
  6. #4,198Alea10
  7. #4,198Alease10
  8. #4,493Adonica9
  9. #4,493Adrain9
  10. #4,493Adraine9

Tied with 294 names at #4,198; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 5,454 of them was named Ty, which outranked 90.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #418Dion330
  2. #418Tyler330
  3. #420Zachary329
  4. #421Ty327
  5. #421Rob327
  6. #423Sergio326
  7. #423Sylvester326
  8. #425Rodger325

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1966 →