Is Ty a boy or girl name?
Ty is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 283 boys were named Ty, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 48,026 US babies named Ty were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #857
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ty since 1915
- 48,026
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,475 babies
Boys and girls named Ty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 672 | 27 | 3.9% |
| 1960s | 3,553 | 80 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 3,830 | 72 | 1.8% |
| 1980s | 3,634 | 118 | 3.1% |
| 1990s | 9,294 | 156 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 17,122 | 198 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 7,209 | 75 | 1% |
| 2020s | 1,781 | 6 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 283 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 332 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 366 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 390 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 410 | #652 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2019 | 448 | #610 | 5 | #17,773 |
| 2018 | 472 | #582 | 9 | #11,365 |
| 2017 | 463 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 538 | #541 | 11 | #10,061 |
| 2015 | 618 | #483 | 9 | #11,768 |
| 2014 | 721 | #425 | 6 | #16,375 |
| 2013 | 768 | #388 | 7 | #14,490 |
| 2012 | 890 | #346 | 9 | #12,140 |
| 2011 | 994 | #319 | 9 | #12,080 |
| 2010 | 1,297 | #266 | 10 | #11,189 |
| 2009 | 1,642 | #222 | 12 | #9,941 |
| 2008 | 1,436 | #247 | 20 | #6,785 |
| 2007 | 1,538 | #237 | 11 | #10,774 |
| 2006 | 1,798 | #210 | 18 | #7,126 |
| 2005 | 2,451 | #169 | 24 | #5,428 |
| 2004 | 2,199 | #181 | 30 | #4,595 |
| 2003 | 1,936 | #193 | 27 | #4,800 |
| 2002 | 1,609 | #214 | 22 | #5,437 |
| 2001 | 1,218 | #269 | 12 | #8,717 |
| 2000 | 1,295 | #259 | 22 | #5,303 |
| 1999 | 1,223 | #256 | 22 | #5,030 |
| 1998 | 1,138 | #262 | 24 | #4,627 |
| 1997 | 1,358 | #228 | 17 | #5,854 |
| 1996 | 1,220 | #242 | 14 | #6,712 |
| 1995 | 985 | #279 | 14 | #6,623 |
| 1994 | 813 | #318 | 15 | #6,304 |
| 1993 | 767 | #330 | 16 | #5,937 |
| 1992 | 693 | #345 | 13 | #7,049 |
| 1991 | 587 | #386 | 11 | #7,962 |
| 1990 | 510 | #434 | 10 | #8,464 |
| 1989 | 353 | #509 | 9 | #8,719 |
| 1988 | 336 | #499 | 10 | #7,658 |
| 1987 | 315 | #504 | 11 | #6,768 |
| 1986 | 377 | #448 | 8 | #8,486 |
| 1985 | 361 | #452 | 15 | #5,065 |
| 1984 | 386 | #422 | 12 | #5,882 |
| 1983 | 337 | #452 | 13 | #5,440 |
| 1982 | 373 | #434 | 13 | #5,519 |
| 1981 | 402 | #414 | 14 | #5,236 |
| 1980 | 394 | #413 | 13 | #5,530 |
| 1979 | 361 | #420 | 11 | #6,161 |
| 1978 | 357 | #413 | 7 | #8,515 |
| 1977 | 382 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 335 | #427 | 7 | #8,113 |
| 1975 | 323 | #441 | 15 | #4,358 |
| 1974 | 351 | #417 | 8 | #6,865 |
| 1973 | 367 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 423 | #383 | 8 | #6,528 |
| 1971 | 494 | #365 | 8 | #6,596 |
| 1970 | 437 | #386 | 8 | #6,336 |
| 1969 | 424 | #381 | 6 | #7,434 |
| 1968 | 456 | #362 | 6 | #6,962 |
| 1967 | 366 | #400 | 13 | #3,834 |
| 1966 | 327 | #422 | 10 | #4,472 |
| 1965 | 301 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 372 | #419 | 12 | #4,083 |
| 1963 | 373 | #415 | 8 | #5,270 |
| 1962 | 357 | #423 | 11 | #4,249 |
| 1961 | 323 | #451 | 9 | #4,865 |
| 1960 | 254 | #495 | 5 | #7,246 |
| 1959 | 188 | #568 | 7 | #5,534 |
| 1958 | 82 | #833 | 7 | #5,367 |
| 1957 | 64 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 80 | #839 | 8 | #4,806 |
| 1955 | 71 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 45 | #1,122 | 5 | #6,562 |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 39 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,137 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,006 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,519 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,449 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,929 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,125 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,757 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,538 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,850 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ty reached #169 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #3,834 in 1967. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ty
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.