Tylee
Feminine
Tylee is given to both — 1,591 girls and 401 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Tylee joins Ty — a short American name clipped from Tyler and Tyrone — to the -lee ending that American naming attaches to almost anything. Both pieces are familiar and the join is recent.
How old is the name Tylee?
Tylee first appears in US birth records in 1972 — 53 years ago. The typical Tylee alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 1,600 people named Tylee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tylee most popular?
Tylee peaked in 2008, reaching #2397 nationally. Today it ranks #3577, 1,180 places below that high. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tylee
Ours, offered as ours. Tyler is a genuine occupational surname — the man who laid roof tiles, a real and specialized trade in a country where thatch was the alternative. American naming clipped it to Ty in the 1970s, and Ty then became a piece that could be joined to other pieces. Tylee is one of the results, with the -lee that Kaylee and Bailee wear. A medieval roofer at the front and an American suffix at the back.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source is established for the compound. Ty is documented as a clipping of Tyler, an English occupational surname for a roof-tiler, and of Tyrone, an Irish place name. The -lee ending comes from Old English leah, a clearing, but functions here as a modern suffix.
Pronouncing Tylee
TY-lee
Two syllables, first stressed. There is no variation.
Nicknames for Tylee
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1972
- Most girls named
- 200880 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2397reached in 2008
- Change vs 2024
- −12.5%42 in 2025, from 48
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.
Tylee in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Tyler in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Tennessee, Utah, Texas.
Tylees among us
people named Tylee are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 38,268 born in 2025 was named Tylee
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Keiko test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tylee's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Keiko climbed just as high around 1941, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Keiko's path sketches the road Tylee is walking now.
Tylee 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 Tylee is headed
Tylee should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
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.
Tylee beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Tylee in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Ty and Lee are both complete names that stand on their own.
- Read correctly on sight by every English speaker.
- Five letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Tylee, Tylie and Tyleigh are all in use and none is dominant.
- It sits in a very crowded group of -lee ending girls' names.
- There is no documented meaning for the compound.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tylees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,600 people named Tylee are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tylee in 2025?
- Tylee ranks #3577 among US girl names in 2025, with 42 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Tylee?
- About 1 in every 38,268 US girls born in 2025 was named Tylee — 42 in all.
- Will my child share the name Tylee with classmates?
- Tylee will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Tylee
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