Girl · #13,483 in 2026

Tybee

Name: Popularity of the name Tybee in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Tybee, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah. The name is used for both the city and the island, but geographically the two are not identical: only part of the island's territory lies within the city, while the rest is unincorporated.

Current Rank

#13,483

Peak Rank

#13,483 (2012)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

2008

First Year

2012

Last Year

2012

Peak Year

#13483

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Tybee

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history

Native Americans , using dugout canoes to navigate the waterways, hunted and camped in Georgia's coastal islands for thousands of years. The Euchee tribe likely inhabited the island in the years preceding the arrival of the first Spanish explorers in the area in the 16th century. Tybee is the Euchee word for "salt". In 1520, the Spanish laid claim to what is now Tybee Island and named it Los Bajos . It was at the northern end of the Guale missionary province of Spanish Florida . During that time the island was frequented by pirates who used the island to hide from those who pursued them. Pirat

The Story of Tybee

American parents first put Tybee on the record books as a baby girl name in 2008, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 7 Tybees were born — ranking #13,483 that year. About 71% of every Tybee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Tybee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

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Where is Tybee most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

MQ
38%
United States
37%
NA
11%
VE
7%
Hungary
7%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Tybee

Phonetically similar names — useful when Tybee is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Toby
Tubby
Tabby
Tobi
Tb
Tobey
Tabi
Tibby
Tobie
Tibo
Tibi
Taibi

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tybee

What does the name Tybee mean?

How popular is Tybee in 2026?

In 2026, Tybee ranks #13,483 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Tybee most popular?

Tybee reached its peak popularity in 2012, ranking #13,483 that year with 7 babies given the name.

Is Tybee a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Tybee is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Tybee?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tybee include Edelle, Melanne, Lyrissa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Tybee

Tybee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Tybee's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #13,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Tybee'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 .

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.