How Many People Are Named Tyke?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Tyke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Tyke peaked in popularity in 2009 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tyke 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 Tyke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2009
13 births
Total Registered
212
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tyke
Tyke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 212 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tyke as a male name
Ranked #9,767 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (13 births)
Tyke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tyke span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 81 babies were registered. Tyke has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tyke by Decade
How has Tyke 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.
Tyke by State
Tyke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tyke
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Tyke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyke?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Tyke 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 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Tyke a common name?
Tyke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 212 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tyke most popular?
Tyke reached peak popularity in 2009, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tyke is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tyke a male name?
Tyke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tyke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tyke Smith, Tyke Johnson, Tyke 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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