Girls' name · since 1906
Tyne
Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 435 babies named Tyne, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1906
- 1980s
- peak decade
435 girls have been named Tyne since 1906, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tyne has 435 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2018.
- #12,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 435 born since 1906
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyne ranks #12,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1906, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1906
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tyne's 435 recorded births place it above 82.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Tyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyne's full recorded timeline at 1991, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1906, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2018
- Peak year (1985)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Tyne popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 1977 (Tyne as boys' name)
Tyne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (157 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Tyne's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
157 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 157 births (36% of all-time use).
Tyne by state
Where Tyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 12 | 2.8% |
12 of 435 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tyne's data
- Tyne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Tynes (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Tyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1906–2018 (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 Tyne 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.