boy's name

Tin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 470

Tin is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Tin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

141
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Tin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 6
1980s 93
1990s 141
2000s 132
2010s 59
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Tin?

In 2020, Tin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Tin is used

Canada #2,583 5 in 2004
France #2,868 5 in 1981
England & Wales #6,435 3 in 2025
United States #13,739 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Tin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Tin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Tin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Tin

How popular is the name Tin?

In 2020, Tin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Tin a girl's or a boy's name?

Tin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Tin?

Tin has 1 syllable.

When was Tin most popular?

Tin peaked in 1993, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Tin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tin currently ranks #6,435 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.