Ty

#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #810 for boys in 2025, 306 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2005 · 2,451 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
47,607
since 1915

Ty over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ty has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #169, 2005boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#810306
2024#857283
2023#772332
2022#715369
2021#682390
2020#13,4536#650411
2019#15,5395#608449
2018#10,5459#582472
2017#586463
2016#9,41111#541538
2015#10,8669#483618
2014#14,5586#425721
2013#13,1507#388768
2012#11,2579#346890
2011#11,1819#319994
2010#10,45110#2651,298
2009#9,37912#2221,642
2008#6,55920#2471,437
2007#10,12911#2371,538
2006#6,84018#2101,798
2005#5,26624#1692,451
2004#4,49230#1812,199
2003#4,66827#1931,936
2002#5,25422#2141,609
2001#8,19612#2691,218
2000#5,15122#2591,295
1999#4,87022#2561,223
1998#4,49224#2621,138
1997#5,62617#2281,358
1996#6,39214#2421,220
1995#6,25714#279985
1994#5,98415#318813
1993#5,67316#330767
1992#6,65213#345693
1991#7,43011#385587
1990#7,88010#434510
1989#8,0379#508353
1988#7,11110#497336
1987#6,33511#504315
1986#7,7498#447377
1985#4,86015#452361
1984#5,53912#422386
1983#5,14813#452337
1982#5,20913#433373
1981#4,96314#411402
1980#5,24513#412394
1979#5,75111#419361
1978#7,6497#412357
1977#400382
1976#7,2967#426335
1975#4,14115#438323
1974#6,2588#417351
1973#406367
1972#5,9598#383423
1971#6,0068#364494
1970#5,8188#385437
1969#6,6176#381424
1968#6,2466#362456
1967#3,65613#399366
1966#4,19810#421327
1965#448301
1964#3,87912#418372
1963#4,8968#415373
1962#4,01111#423357
1961#4,5469#450323
1960#6,3905#495254
1959#5,0317#568188
1958#4,8907#82882
1957#94464
1956#4,4678#83380
1955#87471
1954#5,7535#1,11245
1953#1,10244
1952#1,18239
1951#1,24235
1950#1,49924
1949#1,61621
1948#1,81717
1947#1,85017
1946#2,03013
1945#1,53619
1944#1,81015
1943#2,40510
1942#3,5605
1941#2,08312
1940#3,1306
1939#3,4805
1938
1937#2,6808
1936#3,1476
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1930#4,0015
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1923#3,1758
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1920#4,2865
1919#3,7366
1918#4,1795
1917#3,9815
1916#3,5166
1915#3,8255
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Ty! It came in at #3,825, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Ty is popular in 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNHWashington: #245 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,199 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedIDMontana: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,539 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMNIllinois: #383 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,695 boysILWisconsin: #234 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,160 boysWIMichigan: #456 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,357 boysMINew York: #606 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 14,962 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #149 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 702 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSDIowa: #317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,043 boysIAIndiana: #272 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,010 boysINOhio: #285 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,847 boysOHPennsylvania: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,084 boysPANew Jersey: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,519 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #417 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 5,400 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedUTColorado: #211 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,570 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNEMissouri: #463 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,680 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #295 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,763 boysWVVirginia: #478 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,658 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDEArizona: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,421 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNMKansas: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,800 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #376 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,804 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #282 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,354 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedHITexas: #502 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,696 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#149 · 1 in 702
  2. Colorado#211 · 1 in 1,570
  3. Montana#228 · 1 in 1,539
  4. Wisconsin#234 · 1 in 3,160
  5. Washington#245 · 1 in 2,199

Best ever in a state: #61 in North Dakota, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#14951 in 702
Colorado#211141 in 1,570
Montana#22851 in 1,539
Wisconsin#234151 in 3,160
Washington#245141 in 2,199
Indiana#272181 in 3,010
Oklahoma#282101 in 2,354
Ohio#285291 in 3,847
Kansas#29281 in 2,800
West Virginia#29551 in 3,763
Iowa#31761 in 5,043
Arizona#32071 in 2,421
North Carolina#376111 in 4,804
Illinois#383201 in 5,695
Pennsylvania#395131 in 9,084
California#417351 in 5,400
New Jersey#45261 in 10,519
Michigan#45691 in 10,357
Missouri#46351 in 9,680
Virginia#47851 in 8,658
Texas#502211 in 5,696
New York#606121 in 14,962
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ty
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 47 spots since 2024 (#857#810)
  • 160 spots since 2020 (#650#810)
  • 327 spots since 2015 (#483#810)
  • Biggest jump: 260 spots in 1959 (#828#568)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1957 (#833#944)
Rise & fade · boys
90 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 2005 at #169 (2,451 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 71 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 71 yrs · run 1955–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 815
  • Highest: 1 in 815 boys born in 2005 were named Ty (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,582 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 36.0% of all boys named Ty (17,123) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s27#3,516 (1916)#3,847
1920s13#3,175 (1923)#3,731
1930s24#2,680 (1937)#3,327
1940s135#1,536 (1945)#2,184
1950s672#568 (1959)#1,018
1960s3,553#362 (1968)#421
1970s3,830#364 (1971)#405
1980s3,634#411 (1981)#454
1990s9,294#228 (1997)#308
2000s17,123#169 (2005)#220
2010s7,211#265 (2010)#454
2020s2,091#650 (2020)#748

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ty in 1961

girls
#4,546
9 births · 1 in 224,277 girls
boys
#450
323 births · 1 in 6,576 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #4,546Ty9

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #450Ty323
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 224,277 of them was named Ty, which outranked 39.6% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #4,239Zanetta10
  2. #4,239Zenda10
  3. #4,239Zonia10
  4. #4,546Ty9
  5. #4,546Aggie9
  6. #4,546Ailene9
  7. #4,546Albina9
  8. #4,882Adaline8
  9. #4,882Adrena8
  10. #4,882Adrien8

Tied with 335 names at #4,546; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 997Corinna#1,811#814
  2. 789Sabra#1,637#848
  3. 745Velvet#1,286#541
  4. 601Johnna#1,043#442
  5. 600Damita#1,597#997
Fallers
  1. 317Sheena#980#1,297
  2. 253Lita#909#1,162
  3. 241Jannette#970#1,211
  4. 229Francisca#939#1,168
  5. 214Andra#822#1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 6,576 of them was named Ty, which outranked 90.3% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #447Homer326
  2. #448Stacy325
  3. #448Vince325
  4. #450Ty323
  5. #450Miles323
  6. #452Bert322
  7. #453Cameron321
  8. #454Robby314

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 3,171Parrish#4,038#867
  2. 589Brook#1,252#663
  3. 467Osvaldo#1,434#967
  4. 426Shayne#1,152#726
  5. 367Pernell#1,295#928
Fallers
  1. 425Wayde#672#1,097
  2. 380Yancy#923#1,303
  3. 301Jonas#905#1,206
  4. 264Tobin#833#1,097
  5. 253Keenan#748#1,001

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1961