Tyke
Tyke is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Tyke Peacock, American high jumper Tyke Tolbert, American football player and coach
Meaning & Origin of Tyke
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyke is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Tyke Peacock, American high jumper Tyke Tolbert, American football player and coach
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The Story of Tyke
The earliest SSA record of Tyke as a baby boy name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Tyke — #6,435 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Tyke on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Tyke last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 212 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Tyke
Phonetically similar names — useful when Tyke is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Tike
- Teich
- Tyc
- Talk
- Take
- Tick
- Tech
- Tack
- Tic
- Tac
- Tec
- Tak
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tyke
Tyke is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 212 births in the dataset. Tyke's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyke'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.