Ty
2% girls · 98% boys
About Ty
As Tyler has begun to recede, a number of parents, including the Wayne Gretzkys, have cut straight to the livelier short form.
Ty for boys#813 US
One thing that may be holding the name back is the tarnished legacy of baseball hall of famer Ty Cobb, who gained a reputation for racist and violent behavior.
Ty for girls#17080 US
Short and simple Ty could work as an alternative to Kai or Sky, or as a short form of Tyler/Tyla or Tyra.
Pronounced TY.
As of October 2026, Ty ranked #813 for boys and #17080 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #169 for boys in 2005 and #3834 for girls in 1967.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #425 | 721 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #483 | 618 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #541 | 538 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #590 | 463 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #582 | 472 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #610 | 448 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #652 | 410 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #683 | 390 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #720 | 366 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #772 | 332 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #857 | 283 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #813 | 306 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Ty for boys
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Ty on lists
Famous Tys
- Tyrus Raymond "Ty" CobbBoy
American baseball player
- Tyler Gerald "Ty" BurrellBoy
American actor
- (Gary) Tygert Burton "Ty" PenningtonBoy
American TV host and carpenter
- (Eric) Tyrone "Ty" HodgesBoy
American actor
- Ty Hardin (born Orton Whipple HungerfordBoy
Jr.), American actor
- Ty Keegan SimpkinsBoy
American actor
- Tyrus Richard "Ty" TreadwayBoy
American TV host
- Ty PanitzBoy
American actor
- Ty OlssonBoy
Canadian actor
- Ty Garrett SegallBoy
American musician
- Ty Parker SchuetteBoy
American actor
- Ty Monroe MurrayBoy
American rodeo cowboy; ex,husband of singer Jewel
- Boyd Tyrone "Ty" HerndonBoy
American country music singer
- Ty TaborBoy
American musician of band King's X
- Ty WarnerBoy
American founder of toy company Ty, Inc.
- TyBoy
stage name of Ben Chijioke, British rapper
- Ty Dolla SignBoy
stage name of Tyrone William Griffin Jr., American rapper
- Ty GrishamBoy
son of novelist John Grisham
- Ty GretzkyBoy
son of ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky
- Ty GedrickBoy
son of actor Jason Gedrick
- Ty Peter Tennant (b. 2015)Boy
son of actors Georgia Moffett and David Tennant
Ty in pop culture
- Ty BlueBoy
character on TV's "Shake It Up"
- Tyler "Ty" HarperBoy
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- "Ty the Tasmanian TigerBoy
" video game
- TyBoy
character in the arcade game "Pit Fighter"
- Ty LeeBoy
female character on animated series "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
- Tiberius "Ty" BlackthornBoy
character on Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" book series
- Ty BordenBoy
character on CBC's "Heartland"
Variations & nicknames
- TyeBoy