Tye Boy

How popular is Tye?

#3,239 boy name in 2025

36 baby boys were named Tye in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.

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5,314living people named Tye (est.)
27median age of people named Tye
5,580babies named Tye since 1880
1 in 92,093US babies born in 2025

Tye popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,239 for boys (▼ 404 from 2024)
Babies in 202536 boys
10-year trendFalling (-49% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,019 in 2015, #2,585 in 2020
Peak year2006 (170 boys)
Highest rank#910 in 1968
First recorded1930
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)94% boys, 6% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Tye is most popular

Babies named Tye per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
  2. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
  3. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  4. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)

Tye by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1930s6#3,590
1940s22#3,315
1950s111#1,758
1960s357#910
1970s623#979
1980s751#981
1990s906#1,063
2000s1,414#1,004
2010s753#1,492
2020s279#2,252

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Questions

Is Tye a boy or girl name?
Tye is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Tye were boys.
How popular is the name Tye?
36 baby boys were named Tye in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
When was Tye most popular?
Tye peaked in 2006, when 170 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #910 in 1968.
How many people are named Tye?
5,580 babies have been named Tye in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,314 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
Where is Tye most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Tye was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.