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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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
1925
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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1914#3,2645
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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 1991

  • 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: #412 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,998 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: #313 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,867 boysMNIllinois: #205 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,232 boysILWisconsin: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,677 boysWIMichigan: #266 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,147 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNYMassachusetts: #265 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,768 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedRIOregon: #360 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,281 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: #242 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,998 boysINOhio: #241 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,096 boysOHPennsylvania: #197 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,605 boysPANew Jersey: #182 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,370 boysNJConnecticut: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,080 boysCTCalifornia: #384 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 3,427 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedUTColorado: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,851 boysCONebraska: #249 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,117 boysNEMissouri: #299 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,662 boysMOKentucky: #389 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,951 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedWVVirginia: #294 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,338 boysVAMaryland: #141 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 884 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedDEArizona: #324 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,339 boysAZNew Mexico: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,641 boysNMKansas: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,216 boysKSArkansas: #244 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,662 boysARTennessee: #224 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,607 boysTNNorth Carolina: #187 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,212 boysNCSouth Carolina: #155 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 861 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #78 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 316 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #113 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 553 boysLAMississippi: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,117 boysMSAlabama: #258 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,649 boysALGeorgia: #212 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,280 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone, so not publishedHITexas: #508 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 4,644 boysTXFlorida: #298 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,120 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#78 · 1 in 316
  2. Louisiana#113 · 1 in 553
  3. Maryland#141 · 1 in 884
  4. South Carolina#155 · 1 in 861
  5. New Jersey#182 · 1 in 1,370

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#78251 in 316
Louisiana#113561 in 553
Maryland#141371 in 884
South Carolina#155271 in 861
New Jersey#182391 in 1,370
North Carolina#187381 in 1,212
New York#1961021 in 1,318
Pennsylvania#197501 in 1,605
Illinois#205711 in 1,232
Mississippi#211151 in 1,117
Georgia#212381 in 1,280
Tennessee#224221 in 1,607
Ohio#241381 in 2,096
Indiana#242201 in 1,998
Arkansas#24491 in 1,662
Nebraska#24951 in 2,117
Alabama#258161 in 1,649
Massachusetts#265151 in 2,768
Michigan#266321 in 2,147
New Mexico#28271 in 1,641
Virginia#294181 in 2,338
Florida#298421 in 2,120
Missouri#299141 in 2,662
Connecticut#31071 in 3,080
Minnesota#31381 in 3,867
Arizona#324131 in 2,339
Oregon#36061 in 3,281
Kansas#36751 in 3,216
California#384841 in 3,427
Kentucky#38951 in 4,951
Wisconsin#40671 in 4,677
Washington#41291 in 3,998
Colorado#47051 in 4,851
Texas#508331 in 4,644
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Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1991

boys
#281
942 births · 1 in 2,145 boys

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #281Tyrone942
More about 1991

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,145 of them was named Tyrone, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tyrone
  1. #278Trent960
  2. #279Alfredo958
  3. #280Terrell949
  4. #281Tyrone942
  5. #282Hayden926
  6. #283Neil918
  7. #284Jerome915
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991