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How popular is the name Ty?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ties are alive today.
Ty (male) is a shortened form of the name Tyler. Although Ty itself was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4275th as a registered name), most Ties are registered as Tyler, which ranked 265th in 2025 with 171 babies.
Most people called Ty are registered as Tyler, and share that name's profile: the Tyler you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Tylers born in England and Wales are between 15 and 26, and there are at least 50,000 of them alive today. Only some Tylers go by Ty.
How many babies are named Ty or Tyler each year?
Combined registrations of Tyler, Ty. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Tyler rank as a registered name?
Where does Ty rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ty short for Tyler?
Yes - Ty is a shortened form of Tyler. Ties are usually registered as Tyler at birth.
When was the name Ty most popular?
The full name Tyler peaked in 2012, when 3,171 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ty itself peaked as a registered name in 2005, with 153 babies.
How many people are called Ty?
There's no official count of people who go by Ty, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 50,000 people registered as Tyler born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ty.
How old is the typical Ty?
Most people called Ty are registered as Tyler. Most living Tylers are between 15 and 26; the most common age is about 15.
Is Ty becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2012 peak.