Tiny
The Story of Tiny
As a girl name
Tiny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 58 Tinys were born — ranking #959 that year. As of 2026, Tiny ranks #11,780 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Tinys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tiny first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 11 Tinys were born — ranking #2,389 that year. As of 2026, Tiny ranks #3,336 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 161 Tinys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tiny
Tiny is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Tiny's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #959. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiny's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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