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Tiny

/ˈtaɪni/ · 93% girls · last recorded 1993

Tiny has been given to about 2,248 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtaɪni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 868
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tiny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 69
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,248

How popular is Tiny?

Its best year was 1920, when 69 babies were given the name, ranking 967th. The typical living American called Tiny is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Tiny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ginny0.78
  2. Tiffany0.66
  3. Tina0.64
  4. Destiny0.60
  5. Toni0.59
  6. Trinity0.54
  7. Tawny0.55
  8. Tinsley0.54

Middle names for Tiny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tiny Anne0.81
  2. Tiny Eve0.80
  3. Tiny Elizabeth0.78
  4. Tiny Catherine0.78
  5. Tiny Josephine0.78
  6. Tiny Rose0.77

Sibling names for Tiny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.82
  2. Lenorasister · 0.81
  3. Elouisesister · 0.80
  4. Cleoeither · 0.79
  5. Otisbrother · 0.78
  6. Louiebrother · 0.78

Where Tiny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tiny Anderson0.77
    2. Tiny Reyes0.72
    3. Tiny Nguyen0.72
    4. Tiny Moore0.72
    5. Tiny Lee0.72
    6. Tiny Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tiny

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.