Is Tighe a boy or girl name?

Tighe is a boy’s name. Of the 524 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Tighe

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Tighe was most popular in 1979, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,860 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 524 people named Tighe.

Tighe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tighe’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tighe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tighe is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 524 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org