Tye

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #3,240 for boys in 2025, 36 births
Given to boys 93.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1968 · 63 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,222
since 1930

Tye over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #5,011, 1974peak #910, 1968girlsboys
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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—#3,24036
2024—#2,83545
2023#13,4626#2,34659
2022—#3,87928
2021—#2,25362
2020#11,0908#2,58649
2019#13,7996#2,46454
2018—#2,74844
2017#11,6158#2,21760
2016#16,2155#2,16763
2015#16,4195#2,01971
2014#11,9318#1,87378
2013#14,5826#1,87875
2012#8,20814#1,65793
2011#16,7645#1,510106
2010—#1,492109
2009#9,97511#1,353127
2008#12,5798#1,284135
2007#17,6365#1,139157
2006#17,1685#1,054170
2005#10,12810#1,005169
2004#10,6909#1,022160
2003#7,99813#1,111138
2002#12,1877#1,228111
2001#12,0567#1,208111
2000#7,58013#1,053136
1999#7,23913#1,25998
1998#9,2609#1,23199
1997#5,86816#1,110114
1996#13,5185#1,127105
1995#11,7836#1,066111
1994#8,12210#1,23188
1993#13,4425#1,35871
1992—#1,49061
1991—#1,21084
1990#11,4096#1,27875
1989#7,44910#1,08294
1988#9,2447#1,18972
1987#8,7787#1,10675
1986#6,61210#1,24260
1985#5,67812#1,03379
1984#6,29110#99380
1983#5,14813#1,12064
1982#10,5175#98184
1981#10,4115#1,03777
1980#7,4188#1,11166
1979#8,0617#1,07768
1978—#1,02772
1977—#1,09363
1976—#1,16354
1975—#1,13855
1974#5,01111#1,02664
1973—#1,05459
1972#6,5587#98468
1971—#97969
1970—#1,15951
1969—#1,15246
1968—#91063
1967—#1,08746
1966—#1,37331
1965—#1,33533
1964—#1,23639
1963—#1,40331
1962#5,2937#1,58825
1961—#1,73122
1960—#1,77221
1959—#1,75921
1958—#2,26513
1957—#2,27413
1956—#2,16814
1955#5,8285#2,55810
1954#5,7535#2,59210
1953—#2,7099
1952—#3,0957
1951—#2,6629
1950—#3,6815
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1947—#3,3706
1946—#3,5255
1945—#3,3385
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First appearance
1930

The first year at least five boys were named Tye! It came in at #3,592, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1931–1946, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tye is popular in 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNHWashington: #563 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,532 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedWIMichigan: #836 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,102 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedIAIndiana: #628 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,620 boysINOhio: #846 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,381 boysOHPennsylvania: #754 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,815 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,421 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 28,897 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #380 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,777 boysOKLouisiana: #591 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,537 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedHITexas: #775 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,569 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Tye, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#380 · 1 in 2,777
  2. Washington#563 · 1 in 5,532
  3. Louisiana#591 · 1 in 4,537
  4. Indiana#628 · 1 in 7,620
  5. Pennsylvania#754 · 1 in 11,815

Best ever in a state: #140 in South Dakota, 1997.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#38071 in 2,777
Washington#56361 in 5,532
Louisiana#59161 in 4,537
Indiana#62851 in 7,620
Pennsylvania#75461 in 11,815
Texas#775161 in 9,569
Michigan#83651 in 12,102
Ohio#84651 in 14,381
California#1,42191 in 28,897
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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 Tye
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 405 spots since 2024 (#2,835 → #3,240)
  • 654 spots since 2020 (#2,586 → #3,240)
  • 1,221 spots since 2015 (#2,019 → #3,240)
  • Biggest jump: 180 spots in 1971 (#1,159 → #979)
  • Biggest drop: 242 spots in 1969 (#910 → #1,152)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1930
  • Peaked 1968 at #910 (63 births)
  • Births halved by 2022, 54 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1971–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,818
  • Highest: 1 in 11,818 boys born in 2005 were named Tye (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 47,447 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #910 in 1968, was only 1 in 27,587 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 27.1% of all boys named Tye (1,414) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s6#3,592 (1930)#3,592
1940s22#3,316 (1948)#3,387
1950s111#1,759 (1959)#2,576
1960s357#910 (1968)#1,359
1970s623#979 (1971)#1,070
1980s751#981 (1982)#1,089
1990s906#1,066 (1995)#1,236
2000s1,414#1,005 (2005)#1,146
2010s753#1,492 (2010)#2,003
2020s279#2,253 (2021)#2,857

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.

Tye in 1995

girls
#11,783
6 births · 1 in 293,091 girls
boys
#1,066
111 births · 1 in 17,150 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #11,783Tye6

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #1,066Tye111
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 293,091 of them was named Tye, which outranked 25.2% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tye
  1. #10,514Zola7
  2. #10,514Zoraya7
  3. #10,514Zyaire7
  4. #11,783Tye6
  5. #11,783Aailyah6
  6. #11,783Aalliyah6
  7. #11,783Aanisah6
  8. #13,386Aailiyah5
  9. #13,386Aalia5
  10. #13,386Aalijah5

Tied with 1,602 names at #11,783; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 17,150 of them was named Tye, which outranked 89.7% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tye
  1. #1,062Brayan112
  2. #1,062Ira112
  3. #1,062Jelani112
  4. #1,066Tye111
  5. #1,066Dereck111
  6. #1,066Deric111
  7. #1,069Adrien110
  8. #1,069Blaise110
  9. #1,069Braeden110

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →