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Tyce

Masculine

1942high 2010
#2230 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare63 boys in 2025

Tyce is a modern American formation on the Ty- front, and the -ce ending is a spelling rather than an inherited element.

How old is the name Tyce?

Tyce first appears in US birth records in 1942 — 83 years ago. The typical Tyce alive today was born around 2011, making them about 14 years old. About 2,600 people named Tyce are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Tyce most popular?

Tyce peaked in 2010, reaching #1116 nationally. Today it ranks #2230, 1,114 places below that high. See the whole 2010 chart.

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Where it comes from

Our story of Tyce

Our story of Tyce is a story of a fashionable syllable given a hard finish. Tyler and Tyson dominated American boys' naming through the 1990s, leaving Ty- available; families attached endings freely, producing Tyce, Tyse, Tyree and Tyrin. Dutch has Tijs, a short form of Matthijs, which sounds close and is not documented as a source. Tyce appears in the registers from the 1990s and its history begins there.

Meaningnot established

Not established

No documented etymology. It is a modern American coinage on the Ty- front, from Tyler and Tyson, with a -ce spelling. A Dutch Tijs, a short form of Matthijs, exists separately and is not documented as the source. Honest sources record it as a coinage.

Pronouncing Tyce

TYSS

One syllable. Tyce and Tyse are homophones; only the spelling differs.

Nicknames for Tyce

Moderate

TyThe front sound alone, and a name in its own right with a large record
TThe initial alone, common where a short name wants shortening further
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1942–20251698501696319422025

US babies named Tyce per year from 1942 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#11161940s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1942
Most boys named
2010169 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1116reached in 2010
Change vs 2024
−16.0%63 in 2025, from 75
Tyce sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2010, with 169 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Tyce in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Tyse in English — spelling variant
  • Tijs in Dutch — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Utah, Florida.

Tyces among us

2,600

people named Tyce are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 27,112 born in 2025 was named Tyce

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Tyce

#2230
Tyce on the 2025 chart
#852
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Tyce went to 63 boys in 2025, but Tyse is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 76, which makes it the 852nd most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,378 places above the chart.

  • Tyce63
  • Tyse13

About 1 boy in 22,475 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 27,112 for Tyce itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Lino test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tyce's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Lino climbed just as high around 1966, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Lino's path sketches the road Tyce is walking now.

40%chance Tyce will feel “very 2010s” by 2040
Tyce, aligned on its peakLino· peak 1966not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+60 yrsLino · #2476Tyce today
Tyce today is about where Lino stood in 1981 — 15 years past a #1116-sized peak. By 1996, Lino had settled around #1783.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Tyce sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Tyce is headed

19422030

US babies named Tyce per year, 1942 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Tyce should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady-6% by 2030projected around #2,456 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Tyce beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Tyce in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Tycethis name63#2230Rayaan63#2230Damoni63#2230Earl63#2230Gene63#2230

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Ty is available as a short form with a large record.
  • One syllable, sharp, and never mispronounced.
  • It is genuinely compact against a long surname.
What to consider
  • There is no documented meaning.
  • It will need spelling out every time.
  • Tyce and Tyson are close enough to be confused.

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Frequently asked

How many Tyces are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,600 people named Tyce are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Tyce?
Tyce is the most-used spelling in US records — 63 of the 76 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Tyse.
How popular is the name Tyce in 2025?
Tyce ranks #2230 among US boy names in 2025, with 63 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Tyce?
About 1 in every 27,112 US boys born in 2025 was named Tyce — 63 in all.
Will my child share the name Tyce with classmates?
Tyce will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Tyce

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Rayaan#2230 · Damoni#2230 · Earl#2230 · Gene#2230 · Sylis#2230 · Vinny#2230 · Klaus#2230 · Sora#2230

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