Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Ty

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2005
Peak era
2005
Peak births
2,451
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Ty

How many people are named Ty?

An estimated 45,447 living Americans are named Ty.

How rare is Ty?

Ty is uncommon among babies today, with 306 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 87.5% from its 2005 peak.

How old is the typical Ty?

The median age of a living American named Ty is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 35 years old.

Is Ty still popular?

Not especially. Ty has been declining since its 2005 peak and registered 306 births in 2025.

Where is Ty most common?

Ty has its strongest geographic signal in Wyoming, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.

1915Peak 20052025
peak 2005 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2005
Decline from peak
87.5%
2025
306
All-time
47,607

Ty broke out in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming (1993) and became over-represented in 36 states over 21 years.

Broke out: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, 1993 · over-represented in 36 states over 21 years

Alabama: broke out 2012 AL Alaska: broke out 1996 AK Arizona: broke out 1993 AZ Arkansas: broke out 1993 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: broke out 1993 CO Connecticut: never over-represented CT Delaware: broke out 2010 DE District of Columbia: never over-represented DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: never over-represented GA Hawaii: broke out 1993 HI Idaho: broke out 1993 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: broke out 2004 IN Iowa: broke out 1993 IA Kansas: broke out 1993 KS Kentucky: broke out 2000 KY Louisiana: broke out 1993 LA Maine: broke out 1997 ME Maryland: never over-represented MD Massachusetts: never over-represented MA Michigan: broke out 2011 MI Minnesota: broke out 2004 MN Mississippi: broke out 2014 MS Missouri: broke out 1998 MO Montana: broke out 1993 MT Nebraska: broke out 1993 NE Nevada: broke out 1994 NV New Hampshire: broke out 1996 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 1993 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: never over-represented NC North Dakota: broke out 1993 ND Ohio: never over-represented OH Oklahoma: broke out 1993 OK Oregon: broke out 1993 OR Pennsylvania: never over-represented PA Rhode Island: broke out 2007 RI South Carolina: never over-represented SC South Dakota: broke out 1993 SD Tennessee: broke out 2014 TN Texas: broke out 1994 TX Utah: broke out 1993 UT Vermont: broke out 1997 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: broke out 1995 WA West Virginia: broke out 1997 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1995 WI Wyoming: broke out 1993 WY