Recorded 1906–2018 Girls' name Peak 1985 435 births

Tyne — girls' name

435 babies named Tyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s451920s51970s231980s1571990s922000s802010s28
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tyne was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

29 babies were named Tyne in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Tyne between 1906 and 2018, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 157 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Tyne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tyne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 435 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tyne at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

435

Since 1906

113 years of records

Peak year

1985

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1906

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tyne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1906

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1985)
29
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
010203040 20182005199919931987197919141906 5

Tyne popularity over time — boys

18 total births recorded since 1977 (Tyne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 201520081977 7

Tyne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
157 births that decade — 36% of Tyne's all-time total
1900s51910s451920s51970s231980s1571990s922000s802010s28

Tyne by state

Where Tyne concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tyne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
12 2.8%
Michigan share of Tyne's total US births 2.8%

12 of 435 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyne?
435 babies have been named Tyne since 1906. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1985 with 29 births.
When was Tyne most popular?
Tyne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 157 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Tyne most popular?
The top states for the name Tyne are Michigan (12 births).
How long has the name Tyne been used?
Tyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 113 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tynisha, Tynesha, Tyna, Tyneisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.