Entry № 2445 · Egyptian origin

Tiye Tiye — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TEE-yeh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Egyptian
Meaning
"Akhenaten's mother, Tut's grandmother"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Egyptian)

A name that means "akhenaten's mother, tut's grandmother".

Tiye (𓏏𓇋𓇋𓂝𓁗) was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten, and grandmother of Tutankhamun (c. 1398-1338 BCE). She was the most influential woman of the New Kingdom — credited with significant political power and addressed by foreign rulers as an equal.

Her bust from Medinet el-Gurob is one of the masterpieces of 18th Dynasty art.

Akhenaten's mother, Tut's grandmother. The most powerful queen of the New Kingdom.

The name in its native script.

𓏏𓇋𓇋
Transliteration
Tiye
Pronunciation
/ ˈtiː.jɛ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tiye stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tiye · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tiyes before her.

Real people
Queen Tiye
Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III.
c. 1398 – 1338 BCE
In fiction
Tiye
Common in Egyptian historical fiction.

Names connected to Tiye.

The number behind Tiye.

3

The Communicator

Tiye reduces to three — the number of Egyptian power.

Why families chose this name.

"Akhenaten's mother. Four letters. Tiye."
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