Ty

What Ty means

Diminutive of Tyrone, meaning “land of Eoghan”

diminutive of the male given name Tyrone || From Irish Tír Eoghain (literally “land of Eoghan”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Ty” (revision 89623423) and “Tyrone” (revision 91043415), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ty?

US: Falling: down from #483 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #1186 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2005, when 2,451 boys got the name (#169 that year). First in the US records in 1915.

How common

• About 1 in 5,582 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 67,984 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in IA (0.72 per 1,000 boys), UT (0.66 per 1,000 boys), ID (0.58 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ty is #810 in the US and #4275 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.4% of US babies named Ty were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Tai53 US · 16 E&W
• Tao16 US · 7 E&W
• Tae10 US · 5 E&W
• Toa14 US
• Tay10 US
• Day6 US
• Tau5 US
• Duy0 US · 3 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Nicknames

• Tyler
• Tyre
• Tyree
• Tyreece
• Tyreese
• Tyrece
• Tyrese
• Tyrone
• Tyron
• Tyson

Listed on Wiktionary under “diminutives from”.

If you like Ty

Boys

• Nathaniel#140“God has given”^*
• Oscar#223Editor’s note Down from #181 in 2015 to #223 in 2025 in the US
• Nathan#63“gave”^*
• Jesus#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 2025
• Alejandro#195“defender of man”^*
• Omar#260Editor’s note Down from #217 in 2015 to #260 in 2025 in the US

For a sister

• Natalie#89Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 10,951 babies; 2,736 in 2025
• Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
• Anna#107Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #107 in 2025
• Brianna#222Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 2025
• Mackenzie#228“son, descendant + of Coinneach”^*
• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ty’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.