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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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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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 1976

  • 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: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,684 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: #213 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,457 boysMNIllinois: #129 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 792 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,281 boysWIMichigan: #149 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,091 boysMINew York: #93 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 610 boysNYMassachusetts: #163 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,526 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: #261 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,313 boysORNevada: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 732 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedSDIowa: #258 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,797 boysIAIndiana: #144 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,060 boysINOhio: #158 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,248 boysOHPennsylvania: #133 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,022 boysPANew Jersey: #96 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 633 boysNJConnecticut: #139 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 991 boysCTCalifornia: #210 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,322 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,087 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNEMissouri: #166 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,179 boysMOKentucky: #244 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,219 boysKYWest Virginia: #140 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,017 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 678 boysVAMaryland: #70 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 396 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedDEArizona: #177 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 939 boysAZNew Mexico: #139 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 626 boysNMKansas: #229 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,896 boysKSArkansas: #97 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 464 boysARTennessee: #114 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 633 boysTNNorth Carolina: #86 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 490 boysNCSouth Carolina: #56 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 234 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #65 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 295 boysDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,006 boysOKLouisiana: #105 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 454 boysLAMississippi: #67 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 296 boysMSAlabama: #81 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 419 boysALGeorgia: #104 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 524 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #219 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 1,251 boysTXFlorida: #92 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 507 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#56 · 1 in 234
  2. District of Columbia#65 · 1 in 295
  3. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 296
  4. Maryland#70 · 1 in 396
  5. Alabama#81 · 1 in 419

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#56851 in 234
District of Columbia#65261 in 295
Mississippi#67611 in 296
Maryland#70511 in 396
Alabama#81601 in 419
North Carolina#86741 in 490
Florida#92931 in 507
New York#931841 in 610
New Jersey#96641 in 633
Arkansas#97321 in 464
Georgia#104681 in 524
Louisiana#105671 in 454
Tennessee#114471 in 633
Virginia#118451 in 678
Illinois#129991 in 792
Pennsylvania#133701 in 1,022
Connecticut#139161 in 991
New Mexico#139151 in 626
West Virginia#140131 in 1,017
Indiana#144361 in 1,060
Nevada#14651 in 732
Michigan#149561 in 1,091
Wisconsin#149241 in 1,281
Oklahoma#151191 in 1,006
Ohio#158601 in 1,248
Massachusetts#163211 in 1,526
Missouri#166281 in 1,179
Arizona#177191 in 939
California#2101201 in 1,322
Minnesota#213111 in 2,457
Texas#219861 in 1,251
Kansas#22981 in 1,896
Kentucky#244121 in 2,219
Iowa#25871 in 2,797
Oregon#26171 in 2,313
Colorado#26391 in 2,087
Washington#29091 in 2,684
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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 1976

girls
#4,614
13 births · 1 in 112,700 girls
boys
#145
1,731 births · 1 in 906 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #4,614Tyrone13

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #145Tyrone1,731
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 112,700 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 57.7% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #4,363Yara14
  2. #4,363Yetta14
  3. #4,363Yolando14
  4. #4,614Tyrone13
  5. #4,614Aarin13
  6. #4,614Abena13
  7. #4,614Adora13
  8. #4,905Adrina12
  9. #4,905Afton12
  10. #4,905Ahna12

Tied with 290 names at #4,614; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 906 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #142Louis1,781
  2. #143Miguel1,758
  3. #144Lance1,734
  4. #145Tyrone1,731
  5. #145Frederick1,731
  6. #147Darren1,693
  7. #148Bruce1,689
  8. #149Jack1,662

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

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →