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Tye

Boy

Meaning of Tye: English: 'enclosure'

Tye is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3211th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3211

36 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,580

First recorded 1930 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 82 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 77 babies1984: 90 babies1985: 91 babies1986: 70 babies1987: 82 babies1988: 79 babies1989: 104 babies1990: 81 babies19901991: 84 babies1992: 61 babies1993: 76 babies1994: 98 babies1995: 117 babies1996: 110 babies1997: 130 babies1998: 108 babies1999: 111 babies2000: 149 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 118 babies2003: 151 babies2004: 169 babies2005: 179 babies2006: 175 babies2007: 162 babies2008: 143 babies2009: 138 babies2010: 109 babies20102011: 111 babies2012: 107 babies2013: 81 babies2014: 86 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 68 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 57 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 65 babies2024: 45 babies2025: 36 babies
US babies named Tye per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 179.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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