Unisex name · since 1930
Tye
Tye has 5,222 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,222
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,222 babies have been named Tye since 1930, making it today's #3258 unisex name.
Tye has 5,222 recorded births among boys since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3258 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, 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 1930 to 2025.
- #1,734 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,258 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,222 born since 1930
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tye ranks #1,734 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,258 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,222 born since 1930, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,734 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,222
- born since 1930
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tye's 5,222 recorded births place it above 96.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tye compares
5,222 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Tye's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,222 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 170 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tye splits its recorded history at 1985: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1945 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 170 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tye popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Tye popularity over time - girls
358 total births recorded since 1954 (Tye as girls' name)
Tye by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,414 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Tye's strongest decade.
1,414 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Tye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 111
1950s
111 births
- 1960s 357
1960s
357 births
- 1970s
1970s
623 births
- 1980s
1980s
751 births
- 1990s
1990s
906 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,414 births
- 2010s
2010s
753 births
- 2020s 279
2020s
279 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,414 births (27% of all-time use).
How Tye 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 Tye's total volume
Tye by state
Where Tye concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 594 | 11.4% |
| #2 | California | | 429 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 115 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 113 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 112 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 87 | 1.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 66 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 60 | 1.1% |
594 of 5,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Tye appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tye's data
- Tye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,414 total births); usage has since declined to 279 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tyes (594 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 Tye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Tye 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.