Tyra

#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #8,110
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 943 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,626
since 1914

Tyra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tyra has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #319, 1998girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#4,35232—
2024#4,29433—
2023#4,74628—
2022#3,89338—
2021#3,25049—
2020#4,16933—
2019#3,13051—
2018#3,00454—
2017#2,63566—
2016#2,79861—
2015#2,68566—
2014#2,53570—
2013#2,18785—
2012#2,59769—
2011#2,19086—
2010#1,897106—
2009#1,546146—
2008#1,325186—
2007#947286—
2006#659439—
2005#645430—
2004#701382—
2003#705372—
2002#675372—
2001#580440—
2000#445635—
1999#387726—
1998#319943—
1997#340837#8,1106
1996#421604—
1995#530454—
1994#655327—
1993#791258—
1992#1,016185—
1991#1,144155—
1990#1,072165—
1989#1,231130—
1988#1,116138—
1987#1,115134—
1986#1,032146#5,9266
1985#829196#6,5235
1984#1,011141#5,5616
1983#1,030136#5,4846
1982#1,032141—
1981#906165#3,60111
1980#898169#6,2505
1979#854182—
1978#811184—
1977#779194#4,5827
1976#785182—
1975#671225#4,7976
1974#690213—
1973#711205#4,0547
1972#654233#3,3449
1971#588296#3,9637
1970#577308#4,2306
1969#618258—
1968#837148#3,1078
1967#1,011103—
1966#1,017103—
1965#1,032102—
1964#990116#4,0395
1963#1,24178#2,53911
1962#1,19285#4,0335
1961#1,55353—
1960#1,59749#4,0385
1959#1,45055—
1958#1,79137—
1957#1,53149—
1956#1,47052#3,9425
1955#1,53744—
1954#1,64838—
1953#1,83430—
1952#2,20022—
1951#2,06423—
1950#2,25319—
1949#1,80728—
1948#2,49116—
1947#2,08922—
1946#3,03411—
1945#2,33914—
1944#2,40114#3,1096
1943#2,25116#3,2316
1942#3,1949—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Tyra! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tyra is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMNIllinois: #700 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,383 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWIMichigan: #640 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,542 girlsMINew York: #947 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,334 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedIAIndiana: #524 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,064 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #701 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,444 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #414 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsCTCalifornia: #803 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,266 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNEMissouri: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,859 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,679 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #438 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,063 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #261 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMSAlabama: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,593 girlsALGeorgia: #488 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,785 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedHITexas: #944 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,437 girlsTXFlorida: #598 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,772 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#261 · 1 in 1,223
  2. Maryland#271 · 1 in 1,567
  3. Connecticut#414 · 1 in 2,940
  4. South Carolina#438 · 1 in 3,063
  5. Georgia#488 · 1 in 3,785

Best ever in a state: #61 in Hawaii, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#261211 in 1,223
Maryland#271121 in 1,567
Connecticut#41451 in 2,940
South Carolina#43861 in 3,063
Georgia#48891 in 3,785
Virginia#52161 in 4,679
Indiana#52471 in 5,064
Missouri#52961 in 4,859
Alabama#56751 in 4,593
Florida#59891 in 4,772
Michigan#64091 in 6,542
Illinois#700111 in 6,383
Pennsylvania#70181 in 8,444
California#803181 in 7,266
Texas#944101 in 9,437
New York#947101 in 10,334
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tyra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 58 spots since 2024 (#4,294 → #4,352)
  • 183 spots since 2020 (#4,169 → #4,352)
  • 1,667 spots since 2015 (#2,685 → #4,352)
  • Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1964 (#1,241 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 378 spots in 2008 (#947 → #1,325)
Rise & fade · girls
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1998 at #319 (943 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1993–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,874
  • Highest: 1 in 1,874 girls born in 1998 were named Tyra (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 31.8% of all girls named Tyra (4,654) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s20#3,244 (1918)#3,552
1920s7#3,873 (1926)#3,873
1930s13#3,429 (1939)#3,638
1940s135#1,807 (1949)#2,670
1950s369#1,450 (1959)#1,778
1960s1,095#618 (1969)#1,109
1970s2,222#577 (1970)#712
1980s1,496#829 (1985)#1,020
1990s4,654#319 (1998)#668
2000s3,688#445 (2000)#823
2010s714#1,897 (2010)#2,566
2020s213#3,250 (2021)#4,117

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tyra in 1973

girls
#711
205 births · 1 in 7,113 girls
boys
#4,054
7 births · 1 in 222,654 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #711Tyra205

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #4,054Tyra7
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 7,113 of them was named Tyra, which outranked 92.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyra
  1. #708Joey208
  2. #709Debora207
  3. #710Dominique206
  4. #711Tyra205
  5. #712Denice204
  6. #712Sharonda204
  7. #712Tarsha204
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 222,654 of them was named Tyra, which outranked 31.0% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyra
  1. #3,694Zebedee8
  2. #3,694Zebulun8
  3. #3,694Zenas8
  4. #4,054Tyra7
  5. #4,054Aaran7
  6. #4,054Abron7
  7. #4,054Adair7
  8. #4,505Abdu6
  9. #4,505Abelino6
  10. #4,505Able6

Tied with 450 names at #4,054; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →