NameRealm
Tye

Tye: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“tie; bond”
Origin
English
Say it
TYE · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Tye is usually a variant spelling of Ty or a surname form of Tye/Tie. As a given name it is often short for Tyler, Tyson, or Tyrone, so usage can have more than one source. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

English namesAmerican namesShort namesModern names

How popular is Tye?

202413.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Tye in 202445

2024 rank#2,840 boys

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 18805,544

Tye is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tye

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tyshort form of Tyler or Tyrone · English
  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English

Tye questions

What does the name Tye mean?

Tye means "tie; bond". It comes from English. Tye is usually a variant spelling of Ty or a surname form of Tye/Tie. As a given name it is often short for Tyler, Tyson, or Tyrone, so usage can have more than one source.

Is Tye a boy or girl name?

Tye is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tye?

45 US babies were named Tye in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Tye?

Tye is usually pronounced TYE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.