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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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—
1941#4,4205—
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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 2005

  • 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: #679 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,669 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #785 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,203 girlsMNIllinois: #894 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,597 girlsILWisconsin: #394 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsWIMichigan: #797 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,262 girlsMINew York: #962 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,339 girlsNYMassachusetts: #795 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,698 girlsMARhode 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: #946 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,501 girlsINOhio: #553 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,369 girlsOHPennsylvania: #632 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,115 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,119 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,109 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 8,229 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedUTColorado: #756 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,121 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNEMissouri: #420 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsMOKentucky: #512 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,813 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,087 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,421 girlsVAMaryland: #469 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedDEArizona: #534 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsAZNew Mexico: #424 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,666 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedKSArkansas: #257 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsARTennessee: #618 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,453 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #535 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #527 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,492 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #309 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,406 girlsLAMississippi: #231 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 890 girlsMSAlabama: #564 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,819 girlsALGeorgia: #521 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,705 girlsGAHawaii: #199 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 552 girlsHITexas: #690 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 4,015 girlsTXFlorida: #407 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,143 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#199 · 1 in 552
  2. Mississippi#231 · 1 in 890
  3. Arkansas#257 · 1 in 1,025
  4. Louisiana#309 · 1 in 1,406
  5. Wisconsin#394 · 1 in 1,927

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#19961 in 552
Mississippi#231131 in 890
Arkansas#257121 in 1,025
Louisiana#309141 in 1,406
Wisconsin#394131 in 1,927
Florida#407401 in 2,143
Missouri#420131 in 2,232
New Mexico#42451 in 1,666
Maryland#469111 in 2,252
Kentucky#51271 in 2,813
Georgia#521191 in 2,705
South Carolina#52771 in 2,492
Arizona#534141 in 2,538
North Carolina#535161 in 2,837
Ohio#553171 in 3,369
Alabama#56471 in 2,819
Tennessee#61891 in 3,453
Pennsylvania#632141 in 3,918
Washington#67981 in 3,669
Texas#690401 in 4,015
Colorado#75661 in 4,121
Minnesota#78551 in 5,203
Massachusetts#79551 in 5,698
Michigan#79791 in 5,262
Illinois#894121 in 5,597
Indiana#94651 in 6,501
New York#962151 in 6,339
Virginia#1,08751 in 7,421
California#1,109281 in 8,229
New Jersey#1,11551 in 8,119
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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 2005

girls
#645
430 births · 1 in 4,297 girls

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #645Tyra430
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 4,297 of them was named Tyra, which outranked 96.6% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyra
  1. #640Kaya435
  2. #643Jazlyn433
  3. #644Amani431
  4. #645Tyra430
  5. #645Damaris430
  6. #647Ingrid429
  7. #648Yazmin428
  8. #649Bailee427

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →