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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #132, 1970boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1984

  • 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: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,484 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: #252 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,511 boysMNIllinois: #165 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,153 boysILWisconsin: #246 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,092 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,722 boysMINew York: #145 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,053 boysNYMassachusetts: #190 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,077 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,336 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: #220 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,224 boysINOhio: #192 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,913 boysOHPennsylvania: #176 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,612 boysPANew Jersey: #135 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,008 boysNJConnecticut: #151 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,277 boysCTCalifornia: #303 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 2,469 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: #372 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,145 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNEMissouri: #240 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMOKentucky: #254 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,736 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #188 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,382 boysVAMaryland: #98 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 607 boysMDDelaware: #68 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 390 boysDEArizona: #215 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,307 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,627 boysNMKansas: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,180 boysKSArkansas: #199 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,380 boysARTennessee: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,094 boysTNNorth Carolina: #142 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 954 boysNCSouth Carolina: #144 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 792 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #58 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 237 boysDCOklahoma: #350 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,440 boysOKLouisiana: #146 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 763 boysLAMississippi: #157 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 892 boysMSAlabama: #183 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,207 boysALGeorgia: #174 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,069 boysGAHawaii: #195 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,006 boysHITexas: #337 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 2,645 boysTXFlorida: #211 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,424 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#58 · 1 in 237
  2. Delaware#68 · 1 in 390
  3. Maryland#98 · 1 in 607
  4. New Jersey#135 · 1 in 1,008
  5. North Carolina#142 · 1 in 954

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#58321 in 237
Delaware#68101 in 390
Maryland#98441 in 607
New Jersey#135441 in 1,008
North Carolina#142411 in 954
South Carolina#144261 in 792
New York#1451111 in 1,053
Louisiana#146471 in 763
Connecticut#151151 in 1,277
Mississippi#157201 in 892
Illinois#165711 in 1,153
Georgia#174391 in 1,069
Pennsylvania#176471 in 1,612
Alabama#183211 in 1,207
Virginia#188261 in 1,382
Massachusetts#190181 in 2,077
Ohio#192401 in 1,913
Hawaii#19571 in 1,006
Michigan#198371 in 1,722
Arkansas#199111 in 1,380
Florida#211501 in 1,424
Arizona#215191 in 1,307
Indiana#220171 in 2,224
Kansas#23281 in 2,180
Tennessee#233151 in 2,094
Missouri#240151 in 2,376
Wisconsin#246111 in 3,092
Minnesota#25291 in 3,511
Kentucky#25491 in 2,736
Oregon#25681 in 2,336
New Mexico#27271 in 1,627
California#303861 in 2,469
Washington#32891 in 3,484
Texas#337541 in 2,645
Oklahoma#35071 in 3,440
Colorado#37261 in 4,145
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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 1984

girls
#5,539
12 births · 1 in 140,318 girls
boys
#216
1,059 births · 1 in 1,704 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #5,539Tyrone12

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #216Tyrone1,059
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 140,318 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 54.5% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #5,222Xochilt13
  2. #5,222Yoko13
  3. #5,222Zeinab13
  4. #5,539Tyrone12
  5. #5,539Abbigale12
  6. #5,539Adel12
  7. #5,539Adi12
  8. #5,899Abigal11
  9. #5,899Adreana11
  10. #5,899Aeisha11

Tied with 359 names at #5,539; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,704 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #213Theodore1,069
  2. #214Eugene1,066
  3. #215Emmanuel1,065
  4. #216Tyrone1,059
  5. #217Leonard1,054
  6. #218Steve1,042
  7. #219Levi1,033
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →