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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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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1937—#2,6808
1936—#3,1476
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1918—#4,1795
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1916—#3,5166
1915—#3,8255
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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 2013

  • 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: #350 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,698 boysWAIdaho: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,140 boysIDMontana: #245 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 808 boysMTNorth Dakota: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 646 boysNDMinnesota: #295 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,401 boysMNIllinois: #565 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,877 boysILWisconsin: #298 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,506 boysWIMichigan: #304 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,548 boysMINew York: #1,116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 10,248 boysNYMassachusetts: #419 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,936 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedRIOregon: #380 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,798 boysORNevada: #352 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,657 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #89 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 275 boysSDIowa: #267 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,090 boysIAIndiana: #313 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,486 boysINOhio: #380 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,295 boysOHPennsylvania: #395 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,490 boysPANew Jersey: #513 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,461 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #542 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 4,054 boysCAUtah: #158 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 584 boysUTColorado: #390 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,916 boysCONebraska: #279 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,110 boysNEMissouri: #294 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,443 boysMOKentucky: #317 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,708 boysKYWest Virginia: #190 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 762 boysWVVirginia: #600 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,172 boysVAMaryland: #542 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,435 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDEArizona: #316 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,533 boysAZNew Mexico: #342 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,537 boysNMKansas: #235 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 918 boysKSArkansas: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,188 boysARTennessee: #345 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,778 boysTNNorth Carolina: #427 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,653 boysNCSouth Carolina: #465 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,652 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #269 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,112 boysOKLouisiana: #370 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,901 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMSAlabama: #452 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,486 boysALGeorgia: #426 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,440 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedHITexas: #348 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,839 boysTXFlorida: #497 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,221 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#89 · 1 in 275
  2. Utah#158 · 1 in 584
  3. West Virginia#190 · 1 in 762
  4. North Dakota#195 · 1 in 646
  5. Kansas#235 · 1 in 918

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#89151 in 275
Utah#158371 in 584
West Virginia#190111 in 762
North Dakota#19561 in 646
Kansas#235171 in 918
Montana#24551 in 808
Iowa#267141 in 1,090
Oklahoma#269191 in 1,112
Nebraska#27991 in 1,110
Arkansas#285121 in 1,188
Missouri#294221 in 1,443
Minnesota#295201 in 1,401
Wisconsin#298181 in 1,506
Idaho#30371 in 1,140
Michigan#304311 in 1,548
Indiana#313241 in 1,486
Arizona#316241 in 1,533
Kentucky#317131 in 1,708
New Mexico#34261 in 1,537
Tennessee#345201 in 1,778
Texas#348981 in 1,839
Washington#350211 in 1,698
Nevada#35281 in 1,657
Louisiana#370131 in 1,901
Ohio#380261 in 2,295
Oregon#380101 in 1,798
Colorado#390141 in 1,916
Pennsylvania#395241 in 2,490
Massachusetts#419101 in 2,936
Georgia#426221 in 2,440
North Carolina#427191 in 2,653
Alabama#45291 in 2,486
South Carolina#46581 in 2,652
Florida#497291 in 3,221
New Jersey#513121 in 3,461
California#542561 in 4,054
Maryland#54281 in 3,435
Illinois#565171 in 3,877
Virginia#600101 in 4,172
New York#1,116101 in 10,248
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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 2013

girls
#13,150
7 births · 1 in 250,678 girls
boys
#388
768 births · 1 in 2,463 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #13,150Ty7

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #388Ty768
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 250,678 of them was named Ty, which outranked 31.8% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #11,969Zyiona8
  2. #11,969Zylia8
  3. #11,969Zyona8
  4. #13,150Ty7
  5. #13,150Aailyah7
  6. #13,150Aakriti7
  7. #13,150Aala7
  8. #14,582Aadi6
  9. #14,582Aaditri6
  10. #14,582Aadvika6

Tied with 1,431 names at #13,150; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 2,463 of them was named Ty, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #385Brock775
  2. #386Leland774
  3. #387Philip769
  4. #388Ty768
  5. #389Jay767
  6. #390Enrique765
  7. #391Danny762
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →