Tinley
Tinley was the 2748th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 795th with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,772 places. More babies were named Tinley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,748 girls, down 1,597 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016358 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,663babies recorded
Tinley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,748 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,151 | 206 |
| 2010 | #1,327 | 178 |
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How popular is Tinley, counting every spelling?
Tinley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 83 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinley | 63 | #2,748 | 558 |
| Tinlee | 11 | #9,408 | 83 |
| Tynlee | 9 | #10,843 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tinley?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tinley (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tinley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tinley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tinley?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Tinley are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 7 and 13. That makes Tinley a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tinley by state
How common Tinley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.3×), Missouri (3.0×), Illinois (1.9×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tinley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tinley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tinley
How popular is the name Tinley?
Tinley was the 2748th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 795th with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,772 places. More babies were named Tinley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tinley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tinley in the US.
Where is Tinley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tinley was most common in Indiana (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Oklahoma.