Ty
Ty was the 813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 169th with 2,451 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Ty in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names · English
Say it TY /taɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #813 boys, down 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 306boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20052,451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 48,344babies recorded
What does the name Ty mean?
Ty is a clipped form of boys' names that begin with Ty-, chiefly Tyler, Tyrone and Tyson, and sometimes stands alone as a full name. Its meaning is that of the longer name: Tyler is an English occupational surname for a tiler of roofs, Tyrone is from the Irish county name Tír Eoghain 'land of Eoghan', and Tyson is a surname of debated origin. Baseball player Ty Cobb (born Tyrus) made the short form familiar in the US.
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Tyler, Tyrone, Tyson, Tai.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ty', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tyler', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tyrone', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Ty popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 737 since 1954, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #813 | 306 |
| 2020 | #652 | 411 |
| 2010 | #265 | 1,298 |
| 2000 | #259 | 1,295 |
| 1990 | #434 | 510 |
| 1980 | #413 | 394 |
| 1970 | #386 | 437 |
| 1960 | #495 | 254 |
| 1950 | #1,533 | 24 |
| 1940 | #3,438 | 6 |
| 1930 | #4,506 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,929 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ty, counting every spelling?
Ty is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #667 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #813 for Ty on its own. Together these spellings went to 401 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty | 306 | #813 | 1,680 |
| Tai | 53 | #2,536 | 275 |
| Tye | 36 | #3,306 | 230 |
| Thai | 6 | #11,846 | 41 |
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 Ty?
306 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ty (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ty 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 27 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ty?
About 45,300 people born in the US named Ty are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 18 and 34. That makes Ty mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ty by state
How common Ty was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.6×), Iowa (3.1×), Kentucky (2.3×), Kansas (2.3×), Louisiana (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maryland, New York, Oregon.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ty: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ty, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ty · Sibling names for Ty
Ty is also a nickname for Tyler, Tyson and Tyrone.
Questions about the name Ty
What does Ty mean?
Ty means “short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ty?
Ty was the 813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 306 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 169th with 2,451 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Ty in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ty in the US.
Where is Ty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ty was most common in Utah (0.89 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and North Dakota.