Tighe is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Tighe is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,850 for boy births in the United States (and #24,468 across all names), given to 6 babies. Tighe first appears in 1949 and peaked in 1979 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | #11,850 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #9,660 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #12,171 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #11,990 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,476 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #8,149 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #11,998 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #8,085 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | #12,021 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,640 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,722 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #8,048 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,963 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,963 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #7,534 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #5,294 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | #6,363 |
| 2007 | 10 | 10 | #8,106 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,424 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #7,057 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | #5,224 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,215 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #6,046 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,250 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #8,133 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #5,803 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,566 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,941 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,255 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,693 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #6,767 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,507 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,770 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,823 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,364 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #6,034 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,464 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,437 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,941 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,589 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #2,607 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #2,460 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,829 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #2,452 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,384 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | #3,414 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,590 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,461 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,685 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,374 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #3,906 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,786 |