Is Tiny a boy or girl name?

Tiny is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,248 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.8% were girls and 7.2% were boys.

Name Legacy

Tiny

Recorded 1881–1993 · United States

Tiny was most popular in 1920, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,640 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,248 people named Tiny.

Tiny over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tiny’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tiny a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tiny is mostly a girl’s name — 92.8% of the 2,248 Americans given it were girls and 7.2% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Tiny

Where Tiny is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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