Boys' name · since 1969
Tirrell
Tirrell has 780 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tirrell currently ranks #10904 among boys' names in America, with 780 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Tirrell recorded 780 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #10904 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,996 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,904 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 780 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tirrell ranks #5,996 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,904 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 780 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,996 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tirrell's 780 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Tirrell compares
780 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tirrell's all-time total is 111% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tirrell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 780 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tirrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tirrell splits its recorded history at 1992: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tirrell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Tirrell popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1956 (Tirrell as girls' name)
Tirrell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (231 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Tirrell's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tirrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
231 births
- 1980s
1980s
221 births
- 1990s
1990s
199 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 231 births (30% of all-time use).
How Tirrell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tirrell's total volume
Tirrell by state
Where Tirrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| 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% |
10 of 780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Tirrell's data
- Tirrell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Tirrells (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tirrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tirrell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.