Tye is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tye means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tye across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tye has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tye is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “enclosure, common pasture”. A variant spelling of Ty or Tye, sometimes short for Tyler.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,580 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 734 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 12 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tye per year, United States (1930 to 2025). United States peaked in 2005 (179/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (58/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1999 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2008 (3/yr).
Tye is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2005, when it ranked #2,206 nationally (given to 229 babies that year).
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