How Many People Are Named Ty Gardner?

There are approximately 21 people named Ty Gardner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ty with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gardner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 16,321,635 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Last Name

Gardner

Ty: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ty. The peak year was 2005 with 2,475 births. The average person named Ty today is 29 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ty

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ty was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.52%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.32%) and Two or More Races (6.36%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ty in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ty rose or fell over time.

White

73.52%

Black

7.32%

Hispanic

5.46%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.79%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.56%

Two or More Races

6.36%

Ancestry of the Gardner Surname

The surname Gardner was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Gardner in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

72.13%

Black

19.12%

Hispanic

3.29%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.64%

Two or More Races

4.12%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ty" has an estimated frequency of 0.0135% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Gardner" appears at a rate of 45.96 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ty are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 21 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ty

Ty Smith Ty Johnson Ty Williams Ty Brown Ty Jones Ty Garcia Ty Webb

Other people with the surname Gardner

Michael Gardner James Gardner John Gardner David Gardner Robert Gardner William Gardner Ava Gardner Allison Gardner

Ty Gardner: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ty Gardner?

We estimate approximately 21 people named Ty Gardner are alive in the United States today. The first name Ty is shared by 46,263 Americans, and the surname Gardner is shared by 157,536.

How rare is the name Ty Gardner?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans. The first name Ty is uncommon and the surname Gardner is common.

Is Ty a male or female name?

Ty is predominantly male, with 98.5% of bearers being male and 1.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2005 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ty?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ty was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (73.52%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (7.32%) and Two or More Races (6.36%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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