Given name & surname
Tyne
“of the river”·“from the river”
Tyne is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “of the river” (English) and “from the river” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “of the river” (English) and “from the river” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 453
- 18 boys · 435 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 29 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 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 502 as a first name in 2020; 244 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.
Tyne’s family of names
Tyne has a related form in Tyna. Tyne has a related form in Tine. Tyne has a related form in Tyn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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