Given name
Thyme
“the aromatic herb thyme”
Thyme is a variant of Tyme. One English interpretation is “the aromatic herb thyme.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Thyme is a variant of Tyme. One English interpretation is “the aromatic herb thyme.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Thyme is a variant of Tyme. An origin associated with Tyme is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Thyme through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 64
- 6 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1999.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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