Ty has been given to about 48,344 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Ty ranks 813th among American boys in 2025, with 311 born that year. Its best year was 2005, when 2,475 babies were given the name, ranking 169th. The typical living American called Ty is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.