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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • 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: #216 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,725 boysWAIdaho: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,030 boysIDMontana: #130 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 728 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #263 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,378 boysMNIllinois: #581 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,841 boysILWisconsin: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,415 boysWIMichigan: #597 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,186 boysMINew York: #1,112 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 22,450 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,619 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNVWyoming: #117 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 531 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSDIowa: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,263 boysIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,008 boysINOhio: #335 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,404 boysOHPennsylvania: #341 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,770 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #487 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 5,472 boysCAUtah: #255 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,049 boysUTColorado: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,708 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,795 boysNEMissouri: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,500 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDEArizona: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,275 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,565 boysNMKansas: #157 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,011 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #305 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,730 boysOKLouisiana: #471 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,342 boysLAMississippi: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,611 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ty, so not publishedALGeorgia: #511 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,935 boysGAHawaii: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 774 boysHITexas: #426 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,709 boysTXFlorida: #682 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,437 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#117 · 1 in 531
  2. Montana#130 · 1 in 728
  3. Kansas#157 · 1 in 1,011
  4. Idaho#169 · 1 in 1,030
  5. Hawaii#178 · 1 in 774

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#11751 in 531
Montana#13071 in 728
Kansas#157151 in 1,011
Idaho#16971 in 1,030
Hawaii#17881 in 774
Oregon#201101 in 1,619
Nebraska#20861 in 1,795
Indiana#213191 in 2,008
Washington#216141 in 1,725
Arizona#229141 in 1,275
Colorado#232111 in 1,708
Utah#25581 in 2,049
Minnesota#26381 in 3,378
Wisconsin#27291 in 3,415
New Mexico#27561 in 1,565
Iowa#27761 in 3,263
Oklahoma#30571 in 2,730
Ohio#335171 in 4,404
Pennsylvania#341151 in 4,770
Mississippi#39351 in 3,611
Missouri#41461 in 5,500
Texas#426291 in 3,709
Louisiana#47171 in 4,342
California#487291 in 5,472
Georgia#51161 in 5,935
Illinois#581101 in 7,841
Michigan#59761 in 10,186
Florida#68251 in 9,437
New York#1,11251 in 22,450
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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 1976

girls
#7,296
7 births · 1 in 209,300 girls
boys
#426
335 births · 1 in 4,684 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #7,296Ty7

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #426Ty335
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 209,300 of them was named Ty, which outranked 33.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #6,611Zaira8
  2. #6,611Zendra8
  3. #6,611Zoie8
  4. #7,296Ty7
  5. #7,296Abbigail7
  6. #7,296Adah7
  7. #7,296Adama7
  8. #8,156Abbi6
  9. #8,156Abigal6
  10. #8,156Abigale6

Tied with 859 names at #7,296; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 4,684 of them was named Ty, which outranked 93.4% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ty
  1. #423Malcolm338
  2. #424Oliver337
  3. #424Rogelio337
  4. #426Ty335
  5. #426Stacey335
  6. #428Dallas327
  7. #428Harvey327
  8. #430Cary325

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

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976