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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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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1924—#2,82210
1923—#2,77210
1922—#3,2528
1921—#2,9869
1920—#4,2865
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1918—#3,7286
1917—#3,2177
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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 1962

  • 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: #317 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,787 boysMNIllinois: #111 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 626 boysILWisconsin: #259 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,792 boysWIMichigan: #163 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,280 boysMINew York: #106 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 741 boysNYMassachusetts: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,715 boysMARhode Island: #153 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,740 boysRIOregon: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,441 boysORNevada: 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: #210 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,803 boysINOhio: #180 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,507 boysOHPennsylvania: #127 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 917 boysPANew Jersey: #118 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 831 boysNJConnecticut: #206 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,362 boysCTCalifornia: #280 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,398 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedCONebraska: #239 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,308 boysNEMissouri: #185 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,257 boysMOKentucky: #297 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,413 boysKYWest Virginia: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,948 boysWVVirginia: #171 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,054 boysVAMaryland: #92 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 473 boysMDDelaware: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 991 boysDEArizona: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,817 boysAZNew Mexico: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,655 boysNMKansas: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,691 boysKSArkansas: #221 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,505 boysARTennessee: #193 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,291 boysTNNorth Carolina: #178 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,143 boysNCSouth Carolina: #108 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 454 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #53 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 284 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #123 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 532 boysLAMississippi: #165 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 790 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,039 boysALGeorgia: #188 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,116 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #405 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,510 boysTXFlorida: #138 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 713 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#53 · 1 in 284
  2. Maryland#92 · 1 in 473
  3. New York#106 · 1 in 741
  4. South Carolina#108 · 1 in 454
  5. Illinois#111 · 1 in 626

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#53511 in 284
Maryland#92671 in 473
New York#1062361 in 741
South Carolina#108601 in 454
Illinois#1111761 in 626
New Jersey#118741 in 831
Louisiana#123761 in 532
Pennsylvania#1271211 in 917
Florida#138761 in 713
Delaware#14751 in 991
Rhode Island#15351 in 1,740
Michigan#163691 in 1,280
Mississippi#165341 in 790
Virginia#171411 in 1,054
Alabama#178351 in 1,039
North Carolina#178451 in 1,143
Ohio#180701 in 1,507
Missouri#185371 in 1,257
Georgia#188421 in 1,116
Tennessee#193301 in 1,291
Connecticut#206111 in 2,362
Indiana#210291 in 1,803
Arkansas#221131 in 1,505
Kansas#229131 in 1,691
Massachusetts#230151 in 3,715
Nebraska#23971 in 2,308
Wisconsin#259121 in 3,792
West Virginia#26861 in 2,948
California#280781 in 2,398
Kentucky#297101 in 3,413
Oregon#31051 in 3,441
Minnesota#31771 in 5,787
Arizona#33461 in 2,817
New Mexico#35451 in 2,655
Texas#405341 in 3,510
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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 1962

girls
#3,438
14 births · 1 in 140,472 girls
boys
#185
1,619 births · 1 in 1,278 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #3,438Tyrone14

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #185Tyrone1,619
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 140,472 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 54.7% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #3,293Victory15
  2. #3,293Viveca15
  3. #3,293Willene15
  4. #3,438Tyrone14
  5. #3,438Adrain14
  6. #3,438Alonda14
  7. #3,438Angelo14
  8. #3,592Alanda13
  9. #3,592Aleida13
  10. #3,592Alex13

Tied with 153 names at #3,438; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 1,278 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #182Vernon1,673
  2. #183Leslie1,652
  3. #184Gilbert1,625
  4. #185Tyrone1,619
  5. #186Marty1,614
  6. #187Andre1,603
  7. #188Derek1,600
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →