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
- Peak · boys
- 1970 · 2,530 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 79,437since 1914
Tyrone over time
Rank among boys' names. Tyrone has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,388 | 132 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,332 | 144 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,288 | 149 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,496 | 121 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,349 | 137 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,166 | 165 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,202 | 159 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,117 | 174 | |
| 2017 | — | #995 | 204 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,011 | 201 | |
| 2015 | — | #918 | 233 | |
| 2014 | — | #835 | 270 | |
| 2013 | — | #794 | 284 | |
| 2012 | — | #793 | 285 | |
| 2011 | — | #805 | 272 | |
| 2010 | — | #713 | 327 | |
| 2009 | — | #681 | 356 | |
| 2008 | — | #654 | 372 | |
| 2007 | — | #604 | 416 | |
| 2006 | — | #574 | 434 | |
| 2005 | — | #573 | 407 | |
| 2004 | — | #561 | 406 | |
| 2003 | — | #545 | 413 | |
| 2002 | — | #507 | 451 | |
| 2001 | — | #460 | 525 | |
| 2000 | — | #410 | 607 | |
| 1999 | — | #424 | 556 | |
| 1998 | — | #398 | 614 | |
| 1997 | — | #364 | 679 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #355 | 681 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #340 | 717 |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #313 | 834 |
| 1993 | — | #305 | 900 | |
| 1992 | — | #289 | 975 | |
| 1991 | — | #281 | 942 | |
| 1990 | — | #260 | 1,029 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #246 | 1,066 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #225 | 1,111 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #215 | 1,149 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #210 | 1,158 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | #198 | 1,222 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #216 | 1,059 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #207 | 1,146 |
| 1982 | #4,716 | 15 | #195 | 1,280 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #206 | 1,211 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #205 | 1,195 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #176 | 1,362 |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | #168 | 1,435 |
| 1977 | #3,176 | 24 | #155 | 1,572 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #145 | 1,731 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 | #146 | 1,682 |
| 1974 | #2,757 | 26 | #139 | 1,816 |
| 1973 | #2,629 | 27 | #139 | 1,831 |
| 1972 | #2,903 | 23 | #144 | 1,840 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 | #141 | 2,115 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #132 | 2,530 |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | #137 | 2,218 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #180 | 1,451 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #171 | 1,562 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #168 | 1,615 |
| 1965 | #2,833 | 19 | #172 | 1,569 |
| 1964 | #2,306 | 28 | #177 | 1,552 |
| 1963 | #2,704 | 21 | #184 | 1,609 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #185 | 1,619 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #189 | 1,631 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #191 | 1,599 |
| 1959 | #2,596 | 20 | #171 | 1,821 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #186 | 1,530 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #195 | 1,408 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #197 | 1,407 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | #201 | 1,276 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #205 | 1,223 |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | #204 | 1,139 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #217 | 930 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #218 | 891 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #225 | 815 |
| 1949 | — | #229 | 790 | |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #237 | 724 |
| 1947 | — | #270 | 629 | |
| 1946 | — | #298 | 472 | |
| 1945 | — | #310 | 367 | |
| 1944 | — | #337 | 312 | |
| 1943 | — | #332 | 336 | |
| 1942 | — | #332 | 336 | |
| 1941 | — | #311 | 346 | |
| 1940 | — | #298 | 351 | |
| 1939 | — | #270 | 406 | |
| 1938 | — | #393 | 208 | |
| 1937 | — | #706 | 72 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,629 | 8 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,980 | 8 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,076 | 8 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,772 | 10 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
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| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
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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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#71 · 1 in 304
- Delaware#75 · 1 in 371
- Maryland#81 · 1 in 462
- South Carolina#85 · 1 in 439
- Louisiana#104 · 1 in 499
Best ever in a state: #33 in South Carolina, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #71 | 26 | 1 in 304 |
| Delaware | #75 | 10 | 1 in 371 |
| Maryland | #81 | 49 | 1 in 462 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 48 | 1 in 439 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 70 | 1 in 499 |
| Mississippi | #107 | 39 | 1 in 485 |
| Virginia | #108 | 52 | 1 in 640 |
| Alabama | #110 | 46 | 1 in 587 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 26 | 1 in 613 |
| North Carolina | #135 | 46 | 1 in 817 |
| New Jersey | #136 | 45 | 1 in 943 |
| New York | #138 | 123 | 1 in 903 |
| Pennsylvania | #142 | 64 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Florida | #145 | 70 | 1 in 782 |
| Tennessee | #147 | 34 | 1 in 966 |
| Georgia | #152 | 47 | 1 in 836 |
| Illinois | #157 | 83 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Connecticut | #164 | 14 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Michigan | #165 | 51 | 1 in 1,314 |
| Missouri | #171 | 28 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Massachusetts | #176 | 19 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Kansas | #177 | 14 | 1 in 1,202 |
| Oklahoma | #180 | 17 | 1 in 1,256 |
| Washington | #183 | 20 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Arizona | #191 | 19 | 1 in 1,101 |
| New Mexico | #197 | 10 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 16 | 1 in 2,158 |
| Indiana | #208 | 21 | 1 in 1,955 |
| Ohio | #223 | 36 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Minnesota | #244 | 10 | 1 in 3,113 |
| Oregon | #247 | 9 | 1 in 2,152 |
| Kentucky | #262 | 10 | 1 in 2,816 |
| California | #285 | 86 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Colorado | #290 | 8 | 1 in 2,721 |
| Texas | #291 | 64 | 1 in 1,927 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 1970 at #132 (2,530 births)
- Births halved by 1980, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1937–2015
- Highest: 1 in 734 boys born in 1970 were named Tyrone (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,940 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 22.6% of all boys named Tyrone (17,914) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | #3,217 (1917) | #3,403 |
| 1920s | 78 | #2,298 (1927) | #3,095 |
| 1930s | 731 | #270 (1939) | #1,911 |
| 1940s | 4,663 | #229 (1949) | #295 |
| 1950s | 12,440 | #171 (1959) | #202 |
| 1960s | 16,425 | #137 (1969) | #175 |
| 1970s | 17,914 | #132 (1970) | #149 |
| 1980s | 11,597 | #195 (1982) | #212 |
| 1990s | 7,927 | #260 (1990) | #333 |
| 2000s | 4,387 | #410 (2000) | #557 |
| 2010s | 2,409 | #713 (2010) | #918 |
| 2020s | 848 | #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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 76,441 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 69.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,541Youlanda22
- #3,541Zabrina22
- #3,541Zinnia22
- #3,668Tyrone21
- #3,668Alise21
- #3,668Allyssa21
- #3,668Alyshia21
- #3,777Abra20
- #3,777Adriann20
- #3,777Aiysha20
Tied with 108 names at #3,668; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,264 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.