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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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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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 1996

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedMNIllinois: #325 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,187 boysILWisconsin: #362 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,253 boysWIMichigan: #324 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,483 boysMINew York: #328 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,328 boysNYMassachusetts: #345 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,717 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedORNevada: #332 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,083 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: #405 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,761 boysINOhio: #292 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,511 boysOHPennsylvania: #249 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,010 boysPANew Jersey: #261 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,946 boysNJConnecticut: #212 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,601 boysCTCalifornia: #438 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 4,025 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNEMissouri: #246 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,816 boysMOKentucky: #372 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,857 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #456 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,902 boysVAMaryland: #161 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 958 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedDEArizona: #450 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,725 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedKSArkansas: #363 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,419 boysARTennessee: #334 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,645 boysTNNorth Carolina: #341 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,549 boysNCSouth Carolina: #178 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 936 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 357 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #216 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,026 boysLAMississippi: #174 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 841 boysMSAlabama: #254 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,474 boysALGeorgia: #251 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,468 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #544 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,027 boysTXFlorida: #240 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,415 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#91 · 1 in 357
  2. Maryland#161 · 1 in 958
  3. Mississippi#174 · 1 in 841
  4. South Carolina#178 · 1 in 936
  5. Connecticut#212 · 1 in 1,601

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#91141 in 357
Maryland#161301 in 958
Mississippi#174181 in 841
South Carolina#178211 in 936
Connecticut#212121 in 1,601
Louisiana#216261 in 1,026
Florida#240601 in 1,415
Missouri#246191 in 1,816
Pennsylvania#249341 in 2,010
Georgia#251331 in 1,468
Alabama#254171 in 1,474
New Jersey#261251 in 1,946
Ohio#292281 in 2,511
Michigan#324241 in 2,483
Illinois#325371 in 2,187
New York#328511 in 2,328
Nevada#33251 in 2,083
Tennessee#334131 in 2,645
North Carolina#341181 in 2,549
Massachusetts#345101 in 3,717
Wisconsin#36291 in 3,253
Arkansas#36361 in 2,419
Kentucky#37261 in 3,857
Indiana#405101 in 3,761
California#438631 in 4,025
Arizona#45091 in 3,725
Virginia#456101 in 3,902
Texas#544311 in 5,027
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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 1996

girls
#13,518
5 births · 1 in 350,601 girls
boys
#355
681 births · 1 in 2,782 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #13,518Tyrone5

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #355Tyrone681
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 350,601 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #11,807Zorria6
  2. #11,807Zurisadai6
  3. #11,807Zuzanna6
  4. #13,518Tyrone5
  5. #13,518Aaleeyah5
  6. #13,518Abbiegail5
  7. #13,518Abigahil5

Tied with 2,376 names at #13,518; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,782 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 96.6% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #352Guillermo692
  2. #353Bryson689
  3. #354Jamie686
  4. #355Tyrone681
  5. #355Devonte681
  6. #357Kelvin678
  7. #358Devante677
  8. #359Kendall676

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

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →