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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • 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: #261 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,303 boysWAIdaho: 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: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,970 boysMNIllinois: #123 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 700 boysILWisconsin: #180 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,696 boysWIMichigan: #150 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 945 boysMINew York: #106 for boys · 207 births · 1 in 662 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,521 boysMARhode Island: #132 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,122 boysRIOregon: #231 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,739 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: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysIAIndiana: #176 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,389 boysINOhio: #138 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,002 boysOHPennsylvania: #140 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,016 boysPANew Jersey: #100 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 622 boysNJConnecticut: #101 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 687 boysCTCalifornia: #217 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 1,358 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: #177 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,057 boysCONebraska: #139 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 820 boysNEMissouri: #140 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 813 boysMOKentucky: #185 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,325 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #113 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 633 boysVAMaryland: #75 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 457 boysMDDelaware: #98 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 531 boysDEArizona: #192 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,026 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNMKansas: #193 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,435 boysKSArkansas: #117 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 590 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 665 boysTNNorth Carolina: #110 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 571 boysNCSouth Carolina: #45 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 195 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 284 boysDCOklahoma: #203 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,445 boysOKLouisiana: #71 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 328 boysLAMississippi: #54 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 245 boysMSAlabama: #75 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 355 boysALGeorgia: #91 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 438 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,152 boysTXFlorida: #133 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 673 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#45 · 1 in 195
  2. Mississippi#54 · 1 in 245
  3. District of Columbia#60 · 1 in 284
  4. Louisiana#71 · 1 in 328
  5. Alabama#75 · 1 in 355

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#451201 in 195
Mississippi#54871 in 245
District of Columbia#60381 in 284
Louisiana#711011 in 328
Alabama#75851 in 355
Maryland#75581 in 457
Georgia#911001 in 438
Delaware#9881 in 531
New Jersey#100831 in 622
Connecticut#101301 in 687
New York#1062071 in 662
North Carolina#110781 in 571
Virginia#113581 in 633
Arkansas#117271 in 590
Illinois#1231301 in 700
Tennessee#123521 in 665
Rhode Island#13261 in 1,122
Florida#133801 in 673
Ohio#138921 in 1,002
Nebraska#139141 in 820
Missouri#140471 in 813
Pennsylvania#140871 in 1,016
Michigan#150811 in 945
Massachusetts#155281 in 1,521
Indiana#176331 in 1,389
Colorado#177181 in 1,057
Wisconsin#180201 in 1,696
Kentucky#185221 in 1,325
Arizona#192171 in 1,026
Kansas#193111 in 1,435
Oklahoma#203141 in 1,445
Texas#215991 in 1,152
California#2171191 in 1,358
Oregon#23191 in 1,739
Iowa#23691 in 2,389
Minnesota#250101 in 2,970
Washington#261111 in 2,303
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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 1971

girls
#2,665
27 births · 1 in 61,623 girls
boys
#141
2,115 births · 1 in 836 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #2,665Tyrone27

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #141Tyrone2,115
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 61,623 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 72.4% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #2,599Terria28
  2. #2,599Toyia28
  3. #2,599Yevette28
  4. #2,665Tyrone27
  5. #2,665Angelo27
  6. #2,665Benjamin27
  7. #2,665Betsey27
  8. #2,736Adam26
  9. #2,736Adriene26
  10. #2,736Amity26

Tied with 70 names at #2,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 836 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #138Luis2,226
  2. #139Brad2,164
  3. #140Jeff2,155
  4. #141Tyrone2,115
  5. #141Reginald2,115
  6. #143Ernest2,101
  7. #144Tracy2,075
  8. #145Eugene2,059

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

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →