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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #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
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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 1997

  • 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: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,120 boysMNIllinois: #367 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,569 boysILWisconsin: #330 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,613 boysWIMichigan: #284 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,118 boysMINew York: #297 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,016 boysNYMassachusetts: #471 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,047 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedORNevada: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,137 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: #483 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,663 boysINOhio: #253 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,842 boysOHPennsylvania: #318 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,869 boysPANew Jersey: #286 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,290 boysNJConnecticut: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,051 boysCTCalifornia: #569 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 6,297 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: #489 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,168 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNEMissouri: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,293 boysMOKentucky: #367 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,870 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #298 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,032 boysVAMaryland: #172 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,004 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedDEArizona: #391 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,863 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedNMKansas: #326 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,933 boysKSArkansas: #334 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,094 boysARTennessee: #412 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,467 boysTNNorth Carolina: #316 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,044 boysNCSouth Carolina: #144 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 747 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #88 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 356 boysDCOklahoma: #340 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,234 boysOKLouisiana: #179 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 896 boysLAMississippi: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 935 boysMSAlabama: #223 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,294 boysALGeorgia: #248 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,394 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #548 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,067 boysTXFlorida: #268 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,620 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#88 · 1 in 356
  2. South Carolina#144 · 1 in 747
  3. Maryland#172 · 1 in 1,004
  4. Louisiana#179 · 1 in 896
  5. Mississippi#200 · 1 in 935

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#88141 in 356
South Carolina#144271 in 747
Maryland#172281 in 1,004
Louisiana#179301 in 896
Mississippi#200161 in 935
Alabama#223191 in 1,294
Georgia#248361 in 1,394
Ohio#253381 in 1,842
Connecticut#25791 in 2,051
Florida#268531 in 1,620
Michigan#284281 in 2,118
New Jersey#286211 in 2,290
Missouri#293151 in 2,293
New York#297571 in 2,016
Virginia#298191 in 2,032
North Carolina#316231 in 2,044
Pennsylvania#318231 in 2,869
Kansas#32681 in 1,933
Wisconsin#330111 in 2,613
Arkansas#33471 in 2,094
Oklahoma#34091 in 2,234
Nevada#34351 in 2,137
Illinois#367311 in 2,569
Kentucky#36761 in 3,870
Arizona#391121 in 2,863
Minnesota#41171 in 4,120
Tennessee#412101 in 3,467
Massachusetts#47161 in 6,047
Indiana#48381 in 4,663
Colorado#48961 in 4,168
Texas#548311 in 5,067
California#569391 in 6,297
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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 1997

boys
#364
679 births · 1 in 2,776 boys

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #364Tyrone679
More about 1997

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,776 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 96.6% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #361Terrell688
  2. #362Brody684
  3. #362Payton684
  4. #364Tyrone679
  5. #364Demetrius679
  6. #366Keaton675
  7. #367Oliver669
  8. #368Triston666

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

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →