Tye
Tye was the 3306th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 917th; the most babies were born in 2006 (170). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,272 places. More babies were named Tye in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ty) short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names · English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,306 boys, down 692 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,580babies recorded
What does the name Tye mean?
Tye is a spelling of Ty, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ty's meaning and origin.
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)
Tye popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 358 since 1954.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,306 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,614 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,501 | 109 |
| 2000 | #1,059 | 136 |
| 1990 | #1,286 | 75 |
| 1980 | #1,124 | 66 |
| 1970 | #1,167 | 51 |
| 1960 | #1,808 | 21 |
| 1950 | #4,156 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,968 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tye, counting every spelling?
Tye is a spelling of Ty, a name family that ranked #667 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,306 for Tye 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 Tye?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tye (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tye 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tye.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tye?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Tye are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 42. That makes Tye 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.
Tye by state
How common Tye was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys 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 Tye: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tye, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tye
What does Tye mean?
Tye is a spelling of Ty, which means “short form of Tyler, Tyrone and similar names” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tye?
Tye was the 3306th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1968, when it ranked 917th; the most babies were born in 2006 (170). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,272 places. More babies were named Tye in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Tye a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tye in the US.
Where is Tye most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tye was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Virginia.