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Boy name

Tye

/ˈtaɪ/ · 94% boys · 36 born in 2025

Tye has been given to about 5,580 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtaɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,175
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tye per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 179
  • Born in 202536
  • All time5,580
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Tye?

Its best year was 2005, when 179 babies were given the name, ranking 1008th. The typical living American called Tye is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Tye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kye0.75
  2. Tre0.69
  3. Tyree0.65
  4. Tyler0.60
  5. Tyrell0.58
  6. Trey0.53
  7. Ty0.50
  8. Tyrone0.49

Middle names for Tye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tye James0.80
  2. Tye Cole0.79
  3. Tye Miles0.79
  4. Tye Wilder0.78
  5. Tye Thomas0.66
  6. Tye Paul0.61

Sibling names for Tye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  2. Aracelisister · 0.91
  3. Noebrother · 0.90
  4. Daliasister · 0.90
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.90
  6. Noemisister · 0.89

Where Tye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tye Wilson0.75
  2. Tye Williams0.75
  3. Tye Walker0.75
  4. Tye Sanchez0.75
  5. Tye Roberts0.75
  6. Tye Phillips0.75

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 Tye

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Tye across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.