girls:
68 births since 1989
#5648 (1st percentile)
boys:
39 births since 2007
#4547 (1st percentile)
overall:
107 births since 1989
#7632 (1st percentile)
The name Tyme is the #7,632 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 107 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 1.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,648 (1.2% percentile) for all time with 68 births since 1989. For boys, it ranks #4,547 (0.8% percentile) for all time with 39 births since 2007.
Tyme first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for girls and 2007 for boys). Birth data for Tyme is available in 16 out of the 35 years between 1989 and 2023 (12 years for girls and 7 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Tyme has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (63.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 50.0% of babies named Tyme were girls. Interestingly, until around 2007, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1989 to 2006), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (52.7% boys from 2007 to 2023).
For girls, Tyme reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #821) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2019, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Tyme ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 89.9% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Tyme reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 0.2% percentile (ranked #911) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.2% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Tyme ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 91.0% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Tyme".
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