How Many People Are Named Tighe?
An estimated 499 people in the United States have the first name Tighe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Tighe peaked in popularity in 1979 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tighe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tighe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
499
About 1 in 686,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1979
20 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tighe
Tighe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 518 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tighe as a male name
Ranked #9,648 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1979 (20 births)
Tighe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tighe span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 122 babies were registered. Tighe has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tighe by Decade
How has Tighe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tighe by State
Tighe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tighe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tighe
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tighe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tighe?
We estimate approximately 499 people named Tighe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 686,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Tighe a common name?
Tighe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tighe most popular?
Tighe reached peak popularity in 1979, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tighe is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tighe a male name?
Tighe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tighe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tighe Smith, Tighe Johnson, Tighe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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