Boys' name · since 2002
Tyr
518 babies named Tyr in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 518
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyr is the #3072 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 518 recorded since 2002.
Tyr has 518 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3072 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #7,738 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 518 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyr ranks #7,738 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 518 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,738 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 518
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tyr's 518 recorded births place it above 82.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Indiana.
How Tyr compares
518 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Tyr's all-time total is 40% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyr | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 518 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tyr's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tyr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Tyr by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (298 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Tyr's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Tyr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 298 births (58% of all-time use).
How Tyr 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 Tyr's total volume
Tyr by state
Where Tyr concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | California | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Utah | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Indiana records the most Tyrs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Tyr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Tyr 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.