Girl’s name · American English

Tinley

How to say it: TIN-lee · /ˈtɪnli/

Modern American coinage, possibly a blend of Tinsley or variant of similar surname-style names; no established etymology.

Tinley was the 2,004th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 63 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 76% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,515 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,004for girls in 2025
1 in 52,624US babies
63born in 2025
#4,515projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Tinley
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,004
Babies born in 202563
Share of births1 in 52,624
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−76%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,515

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Tinley is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 155 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Tin
  • Tinnie
  • Lee

Honouring a Tinley in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Tinley is about under 1 in 200.

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