How popular is the name Ty?

Ty ranks 438th among boys' names in US records, with 57,197 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,586.

No. Ty is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

When was Ty most popular?

2005, when 2,782 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Tye, Tai, Thai, Tae. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#438 of boy names

Pronounced T AY1 (ARPABET)

Ty is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 57,197 children — the 438th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 65% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2005, when 2,782 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Tye, Tai, Thai and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Ty and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ty?: Ty ranks 438th among boys' names in US records, with 57,197 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,586.
Is Ty a unisex name?: No. Ty is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ty most popular?: 2005, when 2,782 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ty spelled?: Tye, Tai, Thai, Tae. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.