Tye
An English surname name from Middle English tye, a common pasture or enclosure; it also serves as a respelling of Ty, itself clipped from Tyler or Tyson.
Tye in 2025
Tye was given to 36 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,099th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 92,093 babies born.
The history of Tye
Tye reached its highest point in 2005, when 179 babies were given the name, ranking 2,210th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 2,199th, in 1972.
Across the 96 years of records since 1930, 5,580 babies have been named Tye. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Tye by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tye | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | 7,563 |
| 1940s | 22 | 7,979 |
| 1950s | 121 | 4,103 |
| 1960s | 364 | 2,276 |
| 1970s | 648 | 2,199 |
| 1980s | 838 | 2,208 |
| 1990s | 976 | 2,296 |
| 2000s | 1,502 | 2,210 |
| 2010s | 810 | 3,269 |
| 2020s | 293 | 4,776 |
Where Tye is heading
Tye has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 76 babies in 2015 to 36 in 2025.
Names like Tye
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tye.