Tiye
A feminine name of Ancient Egyptian origin meaning "the one who cheers".
Name Census estimates that about 256 living Americans carry the first name Tiye. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tiye today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tiye births was 1995 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tiye. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
256
~ 1 in 1,338,884 Americans
Peak year
1995
20 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2021 SSA rank
#12,103
Tracked since 1970
Popularity
Tiye: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tiye from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 94 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tiye by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tiye during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tiyes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tiye
The name Tiye has its origins in ancient Egypt, where it was a popular name for women during the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom period, which lasted from around 1550 to 1292 BCE. The name is derived from the Egyptian word "Tiy," which means "she who is from the land of rivers," referring to the fertile Nile River region.
One of the most famous historical figures with this name was Queen Tiye, the principal wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. She lived between approximately 1398 and 1338 BCE and was known for her influential role in the royal court and her promotion of the cult of the sun god Aten. Queen Tiye was depicted in numerous ancient Egyptian artworks and her mummy, discovered in 1898, provided valuable insights into royal life during her time.
Another notable Tiye was the daughter of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, who later became the wife of her younger brother, Pharaoh Akhenaten. She played a significant role in the religious reforms of her husband, which promoted the worship of the Aten as the sole deity.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Tiye was also the name of a minor goddess associated with weaving and spinning. Her name appeared in various hieroglyphic inscriptions and religious texts from the time.
Beyond ancient Egypt, the name Tiye was also recorded in the 14th century BCE in the Amarna Letters, a collection of diplomatic correspondence between the Egyptian court and other ancient Near Eastern rulers, including the Hittites and the Babylonians.
Over the centuries, the name Tiye continued to be used, although not as widely as in ancient times. One notable bearer of the name was Tiye Pullan (1887-1975), an Egyptian-born British stage actress and singer who performed in numerous theatrical productions in the early 20th century.
People
Tiye + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tiye: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tiye?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 256 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tiye going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,338,884 US residents.
Is Tiye a common name?
We classify Tiye as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 263 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tiye most popular?
The single biggest year for Tiye was 1995, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tiye is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tiye a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tiye in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.