How Many People Are Named Tye?
An estimated 5,312 people in the United States have the first name Tye. It is predominantly male (93.5%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Tye peaked in popularity in 2005 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tye 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 Tye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,312
About 1 in 64,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.5% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2005
179 births
Total Registered
5,544
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tye
Tye is predominantly male (93.5%), though 358 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tye as a male name
Ranked #2,859 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (170 births)
Tye as a female name
Ranked #15,021 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (16 births)
Tye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tye span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,502 babies were registered. Tye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tye by Decade
How has Tye 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.
Tye by State
Birth registrations for Tye span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Jersey, Iowa, Arkansas. On average, about 78 Tyes were registered per state.
Tye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tye
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tye?
We estimate approximately 5,312 people named Tye 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 64,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Tye a common name?
Tye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,544 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tye most popular?
Tye reached peak popularity in 2005, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tye is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tye a male name?
Tye is predominantly male. 93.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tye Smith, Tye Johnson, Tye 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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