Girls' name · since 1881

Tiney

Tiney has 327 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

327
total births
1881–1959
years on record
1920s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade

327 girls have been named Tiney since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Tiney has 327 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1959.

  • 327 total births
  • 1881–1959 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 25% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

327 girls have been named Tiney since 1881, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1959.

327
total births
1881–1959
years on record
1920s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Tiney was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

15 babies were named Tiney in 1926 - its busiest year on record.

Tiney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tiney's full recorded timeline at 1920, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tiney at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

327

Since 1881

79 years of records

Peak year

1926

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1881

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1959

Tiney popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1959

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1926)
15
Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
05101520 188118991908191519211927193419451959 6

Tiney popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1927 (Tiney as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1927 5

Tiney by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1920s was Tiney's strongest decade.

81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Tiney births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 81 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tiney?
Since 1881, Social Security records show 327 babies named Tiney. The most recent recorded year was 1959. Its busiest year on record was 1926, with 15 births.
When was Tiney most popular?
Tiney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Tiney been used?
Records for Tiney go back to 1881, giving 79 years of history through 1959.
What names are similar to Tiney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tina, Tinsley, Tinley, Tiny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tiney's data

  • Tiney's decade-level peak was the 1920s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • 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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1881–1959 (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. "Tiney: Baby Name Since 1881 - 327 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tiney. 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 Tiney 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 July 2026.