Recorded 1969–2021 Boys' name Peak 1989 774 births

Tirrell — boys' name

774 babies named Tirrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s2311980s2211990s1992000s652010s422020s5
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tirrell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

37 babies were named Tirrell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tirrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 774 babies named Tirrell between 1969 and 2021, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tirrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tirrell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tirrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tirrell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tirrell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 774 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tirrell at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

774

Since 1969

53 years of records

Peak year

1989

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1969

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tirrell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1969

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
37
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
010203040 202120112004199619901984197819721969 11

Tirrell popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1956 (Tirrell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
13 1956 13

Tirrell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
231 births that decade — 30% of Tirrell's all-time total
1960s111970s2311980s2211990s1992000s652010s422020s5

Tirrell by state

Where Tirrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tirrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
10 1.3%
#2 New York
10 1.3%
#3 Georgia
5 0.6%
#4 North Carolina
5 0.6%
#5 Virginia
5 0.6%
Louisiana share of Tirrell's total US births 1.3%
Even split

10 of 774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tirrell?
774 babies have been named Tirrell since 1969. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 37 births.
When was Tirrell most popular?
Tirrell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Tirrell most popular?
The top states for the name Tirrell are Louisiana (10 births), New York (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tirrell been used?
Tirrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 53 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tirrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tirso, Tiras, Tiron, Tirth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.