Fun Facts About the Name Tyme
- 124 babies named Tyme: U.S. records list 124 babies given the name Tyme from 1880 through 2025. Even 51 boys received the name Tyme.
What Does the Name Tyme Mean?
Tyme is an archaic English spelling of time, from Old English tīma, meaning "time" or "season." The Old English noun could refer to a period, an appointed time, or a season, and the modern English word time descends from it. As a personal name, Tyme is a spelling variant of the word name Time and keeps the older written form. Its meaning is the ordinary noun sense, not a separate name etymology.
The similar word thyme, the herb, is pronounced the same way but has a different origin, from Greek thymon via Latin thymum; it is not related to time. Tyme is also not a short form of Timothy, which comes from Greek Timotheos.
Tyme Name History & Origins
The word behind Tyme is old in English. Old English tīma is recorded with senses including "time," "season," and "appointed hour." It belongs to a Germanic family: Old Norse tími and Old High German zīt are cognates, and the reconstructed Proto-Germanic source is *tīmô. In Middle English the word was commonly written tyme, with y standing for the long vowel; the modern spelling time became standard in the early modern period.
The personal name Tyme follows that older written form. It is a word name - the English noun used directly as a first name - rather than a descendant of an Old English personal name. The spelling with y gives it an archaic look, but the name's meaning remains the same as that of time.
How Popular is the Name Tyme?
Tyme has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #10,591 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #17,441 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,022 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #15,102 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,698 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,391 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #19,350 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #19,404 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #15,245 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,488 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #14,006 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #13,436 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #15,651 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #14,444 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,591 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,044 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,119 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,196 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,919 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,923 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #14,084 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #14,255 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Tyme Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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