U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Ty?

Ty was the #942 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Ty

47,425

About 1 in 6,989 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#942

More common than 98.2% of listed first names

Peak year

2005

2,475 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

311

#1,648 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 6,989

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

96.1% male3.9% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic73.5%
Black, non-Hispanic7.32%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.56%
Asian / Pacific Islander5.79%
Two or more races6.36%
Hispanic or Latino5.46%

Reading the result

Ty across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Ty reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2005, with 2,475 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 311 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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