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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tiye with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Tiye in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 257 people with the first name Tiye, which placed it at #32,623 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,623
National first-name rank
People counted
257
257 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
81.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tiye
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiye is Black at 81.7%. The next largest groups are White (6.6%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tiye described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tiye at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American81.7% · 210
- White6.6% · 17
- Two or more races6.2% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino4.3% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 3
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
How many people share a full name with Tiye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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.
How common was Tiye in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 257 people with the name Tiye, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,623 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tiye in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tiye?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tiye leans strongly female. 236 people counted with this name were female (92.5%), compared with 19 male bearers (7.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tiye?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tiye is Black at 81.7%. The next largest groups are White (6.6%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tiye most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tiye in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.7% (210 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tiye in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Tiye still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tiye in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tiye can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Tiye?
Find out how many people have the name Tiye on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.