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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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
1934——
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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 1982

  • 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: #238 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,108 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: #284 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,095 boysMNIllinois: #168 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,048 boysILWisconsin: #244 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,889 boysWIMichigan: #218 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,028 boysMINew York: #121 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 811 boysNYMassachusetts: #169 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,727 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: #313 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,183 boysORNevada: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,161 boysNVWyoming: 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: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,887 boysINOhio: #181 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,682 boysOHPennsylvania: #136 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,115 boysPANew Jersey: #150 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,100 boysNJConnecticut: #125 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 951 boysCTCalifornia: #261 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,914 boysCAUtah: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,841 boysUTColorado: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,187 boysCONebraska: #205 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,024 boysNEMissouri: #219 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,934 boysMOKentucky: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,233 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #122 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 783 boysVAMaryland: #86 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 533 boysMDDelaware: #83 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 434 boysDEArizona: #203 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,243 boysAZNew Mexico: #160 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 772 boysNMKansas: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,277 boysKSArkansas: #163 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 960 boysARTennessee: #176 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,254 boysTNNorth Carolina: #134 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 855 boysNCSouth Carolina: #105 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 526 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #57 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 258 boysDCOklahoma: #352 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,691 boysOKLouisiana: #107 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 511 boysLAMississippi: #183 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,069 boysMSAlabama: #192 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,241 boysALGeorgia: #177 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,040 boysGAHawaii: #237 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,163 boysHITexas: #378 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 3,067 boysTXFlorida: #164 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,001 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#57 · 1 in 258
  2. Delaware#83 · 1 in 434
  3. Maryland#86 · 1 in 533
  4. South Carolina#105 · 1 in 526
  5. Louisiana#107 · 1 in 511

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#57301 in 258
Delaware#8391 in 434
Maryland#86481 in 533
South Carolina#105401 in 526
Louisiana#107741 in 511
New York#1211431 in 811
Virginia#122451 in 783
Connecticut#125191 in 951
North Carolina#134451 in 855
Pennsylvania#136701 in 1,115
New Jersey#150401 in 1,100
New Mexico#160151 in 772
Arkansas#163161 in 960
Florida#164661 in 1,001
Illinois#168801 in 1,048
Massachusetts#169211 in 1,727
Kansas#171141 in 1,277
Tennessee#176261 in 1,254
Georgia#177391 in 1,040
Nevada#17951 in 1,161
Ohio#181471 in 1,682
Mississippi#183181 in 1,069
Alabama#192211 in 1,241
Indiana#194211 in 1,887
Arizona#203191 in 1,243
Nebraska#20561 in 2,024
Michigan#218321 in 2,028
Missouri#219191 in 1,934
Kentucky#228121 in 2,233
Hawaii#23761 in 1,163
Washington#238151 in 2,108
Wisconsin#244121 in 2,889
California#2611071 in 1,914
Minnesota#28481 in 4,095
Oregon#31361 in 3,183
Oklahoma#35271 in 3,691
Utah#36851 in 3,841
Texas#378471 in 3,067
Colorado#38661 in 4,187
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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 1982

girls
#4,716
15 births · 1 in 112,888 girls
boys
#195
1,280 births · 1 in 1,418 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #4,716Tyrone15

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #195Tyrone1,280
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 112,888 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 61.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #4,527Yahira16
  2. #4,527Yamile16
  3. #4,527Yuridia16
  4. #4,716Tyrone15
  5. #4,716Adriel15
  6. #4,716Aftin15
  7. #4,716Alaine15
  8. #4,945Abbe14
  9. #4,945Agustina14
  10. #4,945Aiyana14

Tied with 228 names at #4,716; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,418 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #192Eddie1,293
  2. #193Javier1,292
  3. #194Geoffrey1,289
  4. #195Tyrone1,280
  5. #196Ronnie1,272
  6. #197Kelly1,270
  7. #198Terrance1,267
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →