Total births
524
Boys' name · since 1949
Tighe
524 babies named Tighe in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 524
- total births
- 1949–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
524 boys have been named Tighe since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tighe has 524 recorded births among boys since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- 524 total births
- 1949–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
524 boys have been named Tighe since 1949, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 524
- total births
- 1949–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Tighe was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
20 babies were named Tighe in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Tighe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tighe's full recorded timeline at 1998, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tighe at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1949
Tighe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Tighe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tighe's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tighe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (23% of all-time use).
How Tighe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tighe's total volume
Tighe vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Tighe by state
Where Tighe concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 1.0% |
Massachusetts share of Tighe's total US births 1.0%
5 of 524 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tighe? ▼
524 babies have been named Tighe since 1949. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1979 with 20 births.
When was Tighe most popular? ▼
Tighe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Tighe most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Tighe are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Tighe been used? ▼
Records for Tighe go back to 1949, giving 77 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tighe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tiger, Tigran, Tige, Tigh. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Tighe's data
- Tighe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Tighes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tighe
Nearby Names Like Tighe
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tighe
Compare Tighe side by side: Tighe vs Tiger Tighe vs Tigran Tighe vs Tige
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1949–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tighe: Baby Name Since 1949 - 524 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tighe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tighe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.