How Many People Are Named Ty?
An estimated 46,263 people in the United States have the first name Ty. It is predominantly male (98.5%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Ty peaked in popularity in 2005 with 2,475 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ty 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 Ty paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ty is overwhelmingly male, 732 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
46,263
About 1 in 7,409 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2005
2,475 births
Total Registered
48,026
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ty
Ty is predominantly male (98.5%), though 732 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ty as a male name
Ranked #857 in 2024
283 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (2,451 births)
Ty as a female name
Ranked #14,953 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (30 births)
Ty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ty span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 17,320 babies were registered. Ty has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ty by Decade
How has Ty 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.
Ty by State
Birth registrations for Ty span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, Delaware, Rhode Island. On average, about 890 Tys were registered per state.
Ty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ty
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Ty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ty?
We estimate approximately 46,263 people named Ty 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 7,409 Americans share this first name.
Is Ty a common name?
Ty is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 48,026 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ty most popular?
Ty reached peak popularity in 2005, when 2,475 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ty is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ty a male name?
Ty is predominantly male. 98.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ty Smith, Ty Johnson, Ty 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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