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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201951peak #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 1951

  • 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: #160 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,334 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWIMichigan: #185 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,793 boysMINew York: #175 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,929 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: #214 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,641 boysOHPennsylvania: #124 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,076 boysPANew Jersey: #130 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,415 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #368 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,888 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: #199 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,925 boysMOKentucky: #338 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,592 boysKYWest Virginia: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,044 boysWVVirginia: #136 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 802 boysVAMaryland: #85 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 450 boysMDDelaware: #84 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 457 boysDEArizona: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedARTennessee: #180 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,475 boysTNNorth Carolina: #232 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,823 boysNCSouth Carolina: #212 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,630 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #50 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 248 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 886 boysLAMississippi: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,947 boysMSAlabama: #191 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,334 boysALGeorgia: #208 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,604 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #471 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,463 boysTXFlorida: #174 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,185 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#50 · 1 in 248
  2. Delaware#84 · 1 in 457
  3. Maryland#85 · 1 in 450
  4. Pennsylvania#124 · 1 in 1,076
  5. New Jersey#130 · 1 in 1,415

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#50561 in 248
Delaware#8481 in 457
Maryland#85591 in 450
Pennsylvania#1241071 in 1,076
New Jersey#130351 in 1,415
Virginia#136491 in 802
Illinois#160731 in 1,334
Louisiana#167421 in 886
Florida#174281 in 1,185
New York#175821 in 1,929
Tennessee#180271 in 1,475
Michigan#185471 in 1,793
Alabama#191291 in 1,334
Missouri#199231 in 1,925
Georgia#208281 in 1,604
South Carolina#212181 in 1,630
Ohio#214371 in 2,641
North Carolina#232291 in 1,823
Mississippi#241151 in 1,947
West Virginia#26781 in 3,044
Kentucky#33881 in 4,592
California#368221 in 5,888
Texas#471201 in 5,463
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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 1951

girls
#5,414
5 births · 1 in 360,172 girls
boys
#218
891 births · 1 in 2,113 boys

Top girls' names in 1951

  1. #1Linda73,982
  2. #2Mary65,721
  3. #3Patricia56,446
  4. #4Deborah42,053
  5. #5Barbara40,617
  6. #6Susan40,228
  7. #7Nancy30,346
  8. #8Karen27,998
  9. #9Sandra27,665
  10. #10Kathleen26,716
  11. #5,414Tyrone5

Top boys' names in 1951

  1. #1James87,256
  2. #2Robert86,353
  3. #3John81,569
  4. #4Michael72,807
  5. #5David64,788
  6. #6William62,781
  7. #7Richard54,541
  8. #8Thomas48,275
  9. #9Charles39,406
  10. #10Gary38,160
  11. #218Tyrone891
More about 1951

girls

1,800,859 girls got a published name in 1951; 1 in 360,172 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,213 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #4,833Zollie6
  2. #4,833Zonnie6
  3. #4,833Zorina6
  4. #5,414Tyrone5
  5. #5,414Abelina5
  6. #5,414Adlean5
  7. #5,414Adriene5

Tied with 799 names at #5,414; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 345Rhona#1,333 → #988
  2. ↑ 307Bobbi#1,153 → #846
  3. ↑ 296Ricki#1,090 → #794
  4. ↑ 295Mindy#771 → #476
  5. ↑ 288Sharleen#1,053 → #765
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Sharman#668 → #1,063
  2. ↓ 343Manuela#773 → #1,116
  3. ↓ 294Allie#945 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 253Merrie#937 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 252Olive#891 → #1,143

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

boys

1,882,837 boys got a published name in 1951; 1 in 2,113 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,253 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. #215Terrance912
  2. #216Morris903
  3. #217Clinton897
  4. #218Tyrone891
  5. #219Sammy884
  6. #220Ross883
  7. #221Wendell871
Biggest movers since 1950
Risers
  1. ↑ 428Kimberly#1,139 → #711
  2. ↑ 372Cole#1,364 → #992
  3. ↑ 357Wayland#1,272 → #915
  4. ↑ 354Ricki#1,139 → #785
  5. ↑ 346Lou#1,289 → #943
Fallers
  1. ↓ 944Jory#960 → #1,904
  2. ↓ 502Samual#960 → #1,462
  3. ↓ 426Carlyle#918 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 319Shaun#899 → #1,218
  5. ↓ 318Tex#977 → #1,295

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

See the top 100 for 1951 →