Boys' name · since 1915
Ty
Ty has 47,607 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,607
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ty is the #812 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 47,607 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ty has been recorded 47,607 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #812 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #812 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 47,607 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ty ranks #525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #812 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 47,607 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #812 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,607
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ty's 47,607 recorded births place it above 98.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ty compares
47,607 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ty's all-time total is 129x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47,607 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,451 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ty splits its recorded history at 1977: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 2,451 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 2,451
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ty popularity over time - girls
737 total births recorded since 1954 (Ty as girls' name)
Ty by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17,123 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Ty's strongest decade.
17,123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 135
1940s
135 births
- 1950s 672
1950s
672 births
- 1960s 3,553
1960s
3,553 births
- 1970s 3,830
1970s
3,830 births
- 1980s 3,634
1980s
3,634 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,294 births
- 2000s
2000s
17,123 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,211 births
- 2020s 2,091
2020s
2,091 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17,123 births (36% of all-time use).
How Ty 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 Ty's total volume
Ty by state
Where Ty concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,129 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 3,917 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,230 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,840 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,774 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,597 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,545 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,463 | 3.1% |
5,129 of 47,607 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Ty appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ty's data
- Ty's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17,123 total births); usage has since declined to 2,091 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tys (5,129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ty 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 August 2026.