Tyrone
Tyrone was the 1392nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 132nd with 2,530 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 471 places. More babies were named Tyrone in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning "land of Eoghan" (County Tyrone) · Irish
Say it tie-ROHN /taɪˈroʊn/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,392 boys, down 221 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 132boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19702,530 babies
- Total since 1880
- 80,146babies recorded
What does the name Tyrone mean?
Tyrone comes from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, whose Irish name Tír Eoghain means "land of Eoghan", after an early Irish king; Eoghan is related to the name Owen. Tír Eoghain was also a medieval Gaelic kingdom. The name became familiar as a first name through the American actor Tyrone Power (1914–1958), who was named after an Irish actor ancestor, and it later became well established in the US, particularly among African American families.
Tír Eoghain (Irish, “land of Eoghan”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Owen, Eoghan, Ty.
See also: Irish names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tyrone', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Tyrone (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Tyrone
The usual nicknames for Tyrone are Ty. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Tyrone in the last five years, 246 were named Ty, against 427 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ty · also for Tyler, Tyson | Traditional | #813 | 1,680 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Tyrones go by each one.
Tyrone popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 709 since 1948.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,392 | 132 |
| 2020 | #1,171 | 165 |
| 2010 | #713 | 327 |
| 2000 | #410 | 607 |
| 1990 | #260 | 1,029 |
| 1980 | #205 | 1,195 |
| 1970 | #132 | 2,530 |
| 1960 | #191 | 1,599 |
| 1950 | #225 | 815 |
| 1940 | #298 | 351 |
| 1930 | #3,001 | 9 |
| 1920 | #4,930 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tyrone, counting every spelling?
Tyrone is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #987 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,392 for Tyrone on its own. Together these spellings went to 214 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone | 132 | #1,392 | 683 |
| Tyron | 33 | #3,506 | 210 |
| Tyren | 19 | #5,188 | 125 |
| Tyrin | 20 | #5,029 | 115 |
| Tyran | 10 | #8,201 | 92 |
| Tyrann | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tyrone?
132 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tyrone (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tyrone born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tyrone.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tyrone?
About 66,000 people born in the US named Tyrone are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 38 and 62. That makes Tyrone mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tyrone by state
How common Tyrone was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.1×), Florida (1.7×), Illinois (1.5×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tyrone: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tyrone, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tyrone · Sibling names for Tyrone
Questions about the name Tyrone
What does Tyrone mean?
Tyrone means “"land of Eoghan" (County Tyrone)” (Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tyrone?
Tyrone was the 1392nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 132 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 132nd with 2,530 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 471 places. More babies were named Tyrone in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tyrone a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tyrone in the US.
Where is Tyrone most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tyrone was most common in Louisiana (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Illinois.