ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 2002 First Year 2026 Last Year 2016 Peak Year #794 Peak Rank 4K Total Count 25 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Tinley What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Tinley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adam Tinley, known as Adamski, English DJ, musician, singer and record producer Cris Tinley (1830–1900), English cricketer, one of the best slow bowlers of his time Mark Tinley, British guitarist, programmer, sound engineer and record producer Peter Tinley, Australian soldier and politicianScott Tinley, former professional triathlete… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinley) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinley) 📖 ## The Story of Tinley The earliest SSA record of Tinley as a baby girl name dates back to 2002, when 21 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 358 newborns named Tinley — #794 in the national rankings. About 73% of every Tinley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tinley ranks #3,486 for baby girls with 45 births, falling sharply (-67%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Tinley Phonetically similar names — useful when Tinley is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Tenley](/tenley) * Tingly * Townley * Timely * [Tilly](/tilly) * [Tinny](/tinny) * [Tilley](/tilley) * [Tinsley](/tinsley) * [Tillie](/tillie) * [Tinnie](/tinnie) * Tamely * Tangly Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Tinley What does the name Tinley mean? Tinley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adam Tinley, known as Adamski, English DJ, musician, singer and record producer Cris Tinley (1830–1900), English cricketer, one of the best slow bowlers of his time Mark Tinley, British guitarist, programmer, sound engineer and record producer Peter Tinley, Australian soldier and politicianScott Tinley, former professional triathlete… How popular is Tinley in 2026? In 2026, Tinley ranks #3,486 among girls' names in the U.S., with 45 babies given the name that year. When was Tinley most popular? Tinley reached its peak popularity in 2016, ranking #794 that year with 358 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Tinley most popular? Tinley has historically been most popular in Montana, West Virginia, Oklahoma. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tinley. Is Tinley a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Tinley is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Tinley? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tinley include Delfina, Ricki, Kyndall. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧DelfinaPeak #794](/delfina)[👧RickiPeak #794](/ricki)[👧KyndallPeak #794](/kyndall)[👧YamilethPeak #794](/yamileth)[👧NyasiaPeak #794](/nyasia)[👧BirdPeak #793](/bird)[👧MaebellePeak #793](/maebelle)[👧ViolettaPeak #793](/violetta) ## About the name Tinley Tinley is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Tinley's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #794\. Use the chart and map above to compare Tinley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2016 → ](/year/2016) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "T" → ](/letter/t) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.