Tyme

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Literal meaning not recorded

Tyme has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 1989. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2019, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 59% girls, 41% boys all-time.

Babies named Tyme, 2024

1 in 669,000

Tyme over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Tyme over time

In 2025, Tyme went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19892025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Tyme: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Tyme means

Tyme is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Tyme is used in English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 73 girls were recorded with the name Tyme between 1989 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2019; its best national rank was #13,430 in 1996.

In the United States, 51 boys were recorded with the name Tyme between 2007 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2018; its best national rank was #10,587 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Tyme?

Tyme had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2024, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2024: 1 in 669,000; 5 of 3,342,801 births
Among girls only: 1 in 324,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2024: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 463,412 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Tyme sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2024 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 463,412 children born in 2024 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Tyme. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Tymes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Tyme was born before 2011 — so the typical Tyme is around 14 today.

Median birth year: 2011; About 14 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 31.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 69.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 73; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 31.5% of all recorded uses (23).

Is Tyme rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2019 (7)
Years since peak: 6; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 15.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #13,430; 1996

Spellings of Tyme

Tyme is not the most common spelling — Tami is, with 25.7% against Tyme's 0.05%.

Tami25.7%37,927
Tyler11.9%17,523
Tyra9.9%14,626
Jayme9.5%14,071
Mayme7.4%10,928
Esme7.4%10,920
Kyle6.1%8,933
Emme2.5%3,613

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Tyme by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #13,430; 1996
Peak year: 2019; 7 that year
First recorded: 1989
Last recorded: 2024
All-time count: 73
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #10,587
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: New entry
Best rank ever: #10,587; 2025
Peak year: 2018; 7 that year
First recorded: 2007
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 51
Count in 2025: 7

Names similar to Tyme

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Tymira Tymara Tymika Rayme Tymia Tymya Thyme Tymber Tymeka Jyme Tymisha Ayme Tymera Tymeshia Tymeria Tymesha Tymeisha Tymirah Tymekia Kayme Karyme Tymiesha Jayme Tymberlee

Sibling names for Tyme

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Keren Leena Nala Kairi Emani Kamilah Elliot Royalty

For a brother

Joziah Ishaan Abdiel Khalid Kamryn Leighton Simeon Levon

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