Chief, leader, or great
Derived from the Chinook Jargon word for a chief or leader, it was historically used among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It often refers to someone of high status or a 'great' person. In some contexts, it is also associated with the Chinook salmon, known as the 'Tyee salmon'.
Less common today
Tyee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,743 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the novel 'The Son of the Wolf' · The Son of the Wolf by Jack London
