Given name
Tyme
“the aromatic herb thyme”
Tyme is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “the aromatic herb thyme.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the aromatic herb thyme.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyme through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 51 boys · 73 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,591 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,591 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 184 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tyme’s family of names
Tyme has a related form in Time. Tyme has a related form in Thime. Tyme has a related form in Thyme.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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