The first name Tinley
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Probably a variant of Tenley.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tinley at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 63 girls born in the United States were named Tinley, the 2,748th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 358 were.
3,663
babies named Tinley since 1880
#2,748
rank in 2025
2016
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Tinley mean?
- Probably a variant of Tenley.
- Is Tinley a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,663 US babies named Tinley since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tinley most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 358 babies were named Tinley, its highest rank at 795th.