Given name & surname · also Old English
Tinley
Tinley is a feminine given name, probably from Old English.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tinley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,663
- 0 boys · 3,663 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 358 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,748 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,748 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 61.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 358 in 2016. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,766 as a first name in 2020; 592 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tinley’s family of names
In English usage, Tinley has a related form in TENLEY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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Briley
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Hatley
“woodland clearing, glade”
>99% girls
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>99% girls
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“broom”
>99% girls
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>99% girls