Tyra

#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #8,110
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 943 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,626
since 1914

Tyra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tyra has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #319, 1998girls
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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
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2025#4,35232—
2024#4,29433—
2023#4,74628—
2022#3,89338—
2021#3,25049—
2020#4,16933—
2019#3,13051—
2018#3,00454—
2017#2,63566—
2016#2,79861—
2015#2,68566—
2014#2,53570—
2013#2,18785—
2012#2,59769—
2011#2,19086—
2010#1,897106—
2009#1,546146—
2008#1,325186—
2007#947286—
2006#659439—
2005#645430—
2004#701382—
2003#705372—
2002#675372—
2001#580440—
2000#445635—
1999#387726—
1998#319943—
1997#340837#8,1106
1996#421604—
1995#530454—
1994#655327—
1993#791258—
1992#1,016185—
1991#1,144155—
1990#1,072165—
1989#1,231130—
1988#1,116138—
1987#1,115134—
1986#1,032146#5,9266
1985#829196#6,5235
1984#1,011141#5,5616
1983#1,030136#5,4846
1982#1,032141—
1981#906165#3,60111
1980#898169#6,2505
1979#854182—
1978#811184—
1977#779194#4,5827
1976#785182—
1975#671225#4,7976
1974#690213—
1973#711205#4,0547
1972#654233#3,3449
1971#588296#3,9637
1970#577308#4,2306
1969#618258—
1968#837148#3,1078
1967#1,011103—
1966#1,017103—
1965#1,032102—
1964#990116#4,0395
1963#1,24178#2,53911
1962#1,19285#4,0335
1961#1,55353—
1960#1,59749#4,0385
1959#1,45055—
1958#1,79137—
1957#1,53149—
1956#1,47052#3,9425
1955#1,53744—
1954#1,64838—
1953#1,83430—
1952#2,20022—
1951#2,06423—
1950#2,25319—
1949#1,80728—
1948#2,49116—
1947#2,08922—
1946#3,03411—
1945#2,33914—
1944#2,40114#3,1096
1943#2,25116#3,2316
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Tyra! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tyra is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNHWashington: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,779 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMNIllinois: #541 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,712 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWIMichigan: #532 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,872 girlsMINew York: #797 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 6,179 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedIAIndiana: #468 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,278 girlsINOhio: #568 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,620 girlsOHPennsylvania: #657 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,411 girlsPANew Jersey: #594 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,402 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,408 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 14,265 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedUTColorado: #630 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,046 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsVAMaryland: #344 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedDEArizona: #825 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,410 girlsAZNew Mexico: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,765 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedARTennessee: #509 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,653 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #427 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,369 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 515 girlsDCOklahoma: #552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,238 girlsOKLouisiana: #378 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsLAMississippi: #453 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsMSAlabama: #598 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,201 girlsALGeorgia: #523 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,705 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tyra, so not publishedHITexas: #761 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,666 girlsTXFlorida: #504 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,549 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#144 · 1 in 515
  2. Missouri#338 · 1 in 2,282
  3. Maryland#344 · 1 in 2,105
  4. Louisiana#378 · 1 in 2,038
  5. South Carolina#381 · 1 in 2,369

Best ever in a state: #61 in Hawaii, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#14491 in 515
Missouri#338131 in 2,282
Maryland#344121 in 2,105
Louisiana#378111 in 2,038
South Carolina#38171 in 2,369
New Mexico#38251 in 1,765
North Carolina#427131 in 2,935
Mississippi#45351 in 2,436
Virginia#460111 in 3,206
Indiana#468101 in 3,278
Florida#504211 in 3,549
Tennessee#50981 in 3,653
Georgia#523111 in 3,705
Michigan#532141 in 3,872
Illinois#541201 in 3,712
Oklahoma#55251 in 3,238
Ohio#568141 in 4,620
New Jersey#594101 in 4,402
Alabama#59851 in 4,201
Colorado#63051 in 4,046
Pennsylvania#657121 in 5,411
Texas#761241 in 5,666
Washington#79251 in 5,779
New York#797181 in 6,179
Arizona#82551 in 5,410
California#1,408171 in 14,265
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See more about Tyra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 58 spots since 2024 (#4,294 → #4,352)
  • 183 spots since 2020 (#4,169 → #4,352)
  • 1,667 spots since 2015 (#2,685 → #4,352)
  • Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1964 (#1,241 → #990)
  • Biggest drop: 378 spots in 2008 (#947 → #1,325)
Rise & fade · girls
84 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1998 at #319 (943 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1993–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,874
  • Highest: 1 in 1,874 girls born in 1998 were named Tyra (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 31.8% of all girls named Tyra (4,654) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s20#3,244 (1918)#3,552
1920s7#3,873 (1926)#3,873
1930s13#3,429 (1939)#3,638
1940s135#1,807 (1949)#2,670
1950s369#1,450 (1959)#1,778
1960s1,095#618 (1969)#1,109
1970s2,222#577 (1970)#712
1980s1,496#829 (1985)#1,020
1990s4,654#319 (1998)#668
2000s3,688#445 (2000)#823
2010s714#1,897 (2010)#2,566
2020s213#3,250 (2021)#4,117

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tyra in 1994

girls
#655
327 births · 1 in 5,461 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #655Tyra327
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,461 of them was named Tyra, which outranked 95.8% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyra
  1. #652Mariela330
  2. #653Alayna329
  3. #653Cora329
  4. #655Tyra327
  5. #655Leanne327
  6. #655Tammy327
  7. #658Jena325
  8. #658Tabatha325
  9. #660Carli324

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

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →