Tyrone

Last seen for girls in 1996 at #13,518 · #1,388 for boys in 2025, 132 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1970 · 2,530 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
79,437
since 1914

Tyrone over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Tyrone has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #132, 1970boys
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,388132
2024—#1,332144
2023—#1,288149
2022—#1,496121
2021—#1,349137
2020—#1,166165
2019—#1,202159
2018—#1,117174
2017—#995204
2016—#1,011201
2015—#918233
2014—#835270
2013—#794284
2012—#793285
2011—#805272
2010—#713327
2009—#681356
2008—#654372
2007—#604416
2006—#574434
2005—#573407
2004—#561406
2003—#545413
2002—#507451
2001—#460525
2000—#410607
1999—#424556
1998—#398614
1997—#364679
1996#13,5185#355681
1995#13,3865#340717
1994#9,5868#313834
1993—#305900
1992—#289975
1991—#281942
1990—#2601,029
1989#10,8476#2461,066
1988#6,66611#2251,111
1987#3,98321#2151,149
1986#5,75712#2101,158
1985#3,73022#1981,222
1984#5,53912#2161,059
1983#7,3128#2071,146
1982#4,71615#1951,280
1981#5,57112#2061,211
1980#3,99219#2051,195
1979#3,66821#1761,362
1978#3,63720#1681,435
1977#3,17624#1551,572
1976#4,61413#1451,731
1975#2,88125#1461,682
1974#2,75726#1391,816
1973#2,62927#1391,831
1972#2,90323#1441,840
1971#2,66527#1412,115
1970#2,39531#1322,530
1969#2,51527#1372,218
1968#3,31516#1801,451
1967#2,96318#1711,562
1966#3,74012#1681,615
1965#2,83319#1721,569
1964#2,30628#1771,552
1963#2,70421#1841,609
1962#3,43814#1851,619
1961#3,60813#1891,631
1960#2,57322#1911,599
1959#2,59620#1711,821
1958#2,97216#1861,530
1957#3,30913#1951,408
1956#3,18614#1971,407
1955#3,77810#2011,276
1954#2,88915#2051,223
1953#3,68710#2041,139
1952#3,37211#217930
1951#5,4145#218891
1950#4,7386#225815
1949—#229790
1948#4,6516#237724
1947—#270629
1946—#298472
1945—#310367
1944—#337312
1943—#332336
1942—#332336
1941—#311346
1940—#298351
1939—#270406
1938—#393208
1937—#70672
1936—#2,6298
1935—#1,75716
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1932—#3,3616
1931—#3,3906
1930—#2,7819
1929—#2,9808
1928—#3,0768
1927—#2,29813
1926—#3,3857
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1923—#2,77210
1922—#3,2528
1921—#2,9869
1920—#4,2865
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five boys were named Tyrone! It came in at #3,264, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1914–1916, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Tyrone is popular in 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedMNIllinois: #177 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,572 boysILWisconsin: #312 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,832 boysWIMichigan: #203 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,222 boysMINew York: #216 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 2,694 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedINOhio: #230 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,027 boysOHPennsylvania: #131 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,246 boysPANew Jersey: #145 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,704 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #315 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,936 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNEMissouri: #206 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,985 boysMOKentucky: #427 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,144 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 805 boysVAMaryland: #87 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 444 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedKSArkansas: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,709 boysARTennessee: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,063 boysTNNorth Carolina: #216 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,570 boysNCSouth Carolina: #191 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,297 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #48 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 234 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 843 boysLAMississippi: #271 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,425 boysMSAlabama: #132 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 777 boysALGeorgia: #202 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,609 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #458 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,192 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,128 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#48 · 1 in 234
  2. Maryland#87 · 1 in 444
  3. Pennsylvania#131 · 1 in 1,246
  4. Alabama#132 · 1 in 777
  5. Virginia#141 · 1 in 805

Best ever in a state: #33 in South Carolina, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#48561 in 234
Maryland#87551 in 444
Pennsylvania#131871 in 1,246
Alabama#132491 in 777
Virginia#141461 in 805
New Jersey#145271 in 1,704
Louisiana#159421 in 843
Illinois#177591 in 1,572
Florida#181271 in 1,128
South Carolina#191221 in 1,297
Georgia#202271 in 1,609
Michigan#203351 in 2,222
Missouri#206211 in 1,985
New York#216561 in 2,694
North Carolina#216321 in 1,570
Tennessee#221191 in 2,063
Ohio#230301 in 3,027
Mississippi#271121 in 2,425
Wisconsin#31251 in 7,832
California#315311 in 3,936
Arkansas#33061 in 3,709
Kentucky#42751 in 7,144
Texas#458201 in 5,192
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Tyrone
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 56 spots since 2024 (#1,332 → #1,388)
  • 222 spots since 2020 (#1,166 → #1,388)
  • 470 spots since 2015 (#918 → #1,388)
  • Biggest jump: 1,923 spots in 1937 (#2,629 → #706)
  • Biggest drop: 122 spots in 2018 (#995 → #1,117)
Rise & fade · boys
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1970 at #132 (2,530 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 80 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1937–2015
Share of babies · boys
1 in 734
  • Highest: 1 in 734 boys born in 1970 were named Tyrone (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 12,940 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 22.6% of all boys named Tyrone (17,914) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s18#3,217 (1917)#3,403
1920s78#2,298 (1927)#3,095
1930s731#270 (1939)#1,911
1940s4,663#229 (1949)#295
1950s12,440#171 (1959)#202
1960s16,425#137 (1969)#175
1970s17,914#132 (1970)#149
1980s11,597#195 (1982)#212
1990s7,927#260 (1990)#333
2000s4,387#410 (2000)#557
2010s2,409#713 (2010)#918
2020s848#1,166 (2020)#1,337

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

Tyrone in 1950

girls
#4,738
6 births · 1 in 285,509 girls
boys
#225
815 births · 1 in 2,197 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #4,738Tyrone6

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #225Tyrone815
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 285,509 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 22.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #4,315Zelphia7
  2. #4,315Zenda7
  3. #4,315Zerita7
  4. #4,738Tyrone6
  5. #4,738Adaline6
  6. #4,738Adra6
  7. #4,738Adrain6
  8. #5,301Abagail5
  9. #5,301Adonica5
  10. #5,301Adora5

Tied with 562 names at #4,738; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,197 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #222Byron830
  2. #223Lyle828
  3. #224Marion820
  4. #225Tyrone815
  5. #226Elmer809
  6. #227Laurence807
  7. #228Greg804
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →