How Many People Are Named Tya?
An estimated 761 people in the United States have the first name Tya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Tya peaked in popularity in 1999 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tya 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 Tya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
761
About 1 in 450,400 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
41 births
Total Registered
791
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tya
Tya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 791 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tya as a female name
Ranked #15,059 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (41 births)
Tya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 245 babies were registered. Tya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tya by Decade
How has Tya 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.
Tya by State
Birth registrations for Tya span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Texas. On average, about 7 Tyas were registered per state.
Tya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tya?
We estimate approximately 761 people named Tya 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 450,400 Americans share this first name.
Is Tya a common name?
Tya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 791 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tya most popular?
Tya reached peak popularity in 1999, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tya is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tya a female name?
Tya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tya Smith, Tya Johnson, Tya 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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