How Many People Are Named Tinley?
An estimated 3,571 people in the United States have the first name Tinley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Tinley peaked in popularity in 2016 with 358 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tinley 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 Tinley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tinley is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,571
About 1 in 95,983 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2016
358 births
Total Registered
3,598
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tinley
Tinley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,598 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tinley as a female name
Ranked #2,358 in 2024
78 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (358 births)
Tinley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tinley span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,710 babies were registered. Tinley has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tinley by Decade
How has Tinley 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.
Tinley by State
Birth registrations for Tinley span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Indiana. The lowest are in Montana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. On average, about 88 Tinleys were registered per state.
Tinley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tinley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tinley
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tinley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tinley?
We estimate approximately 3,571 people named Tinley 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 95,983 Americans share this first name.
Is Tinley a common name?
Tinley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,598 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tinley most popular?
Tinley reached peak popularity in 2016, when 358 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tinley is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tinley a female name?
Tinley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tinley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tinley Smith, Tinley Johnson, Tinley 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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