Tiye
Tiye, also spelled Tiy, Tiyi, Tiya was an ancient Egyptian name; according to Aldred, the pet name for Nefertari.
Meaning & Origin of Tiye
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tiye, also spelled Tiy, Tiyi, Tiya was an ancient Egyptian name; according to Aldred, the pet name for Nefertari.
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The Story of Tiye
Tiye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 20 Tiyes were born — ranking #4,846 that year. As of 2026, Tiye ranks #11,138 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 263 Tiyes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tiye
Tiye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 263 births in the dataset. Tiye's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #4,846. Use the chart and map above to compare Tiye'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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