US rank #2513 Boys' name Peak 2023 478 births

Tyr — #2513 US boys' name

478 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.

2000s562010s1642020s258
#2513
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tyr was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

69 babies were named Tyr in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyr

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Tyr between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyr currently holds the #2513 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyr performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tyr shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyr in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyr 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 478 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.

Tyr at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2023

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,513

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyr popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
69
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
020406080 20242021201820152012200820052002 6

Tyr by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
258 births that decade — 54% of Tyr's all-time total
2000s562010s1642020s258

Tyr by state

Where Tyr concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Tyr
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
11 2.3%
#2 Texas
10 2.1%
#3 California
8 1.7%
#4 Georgia
5 1.0%
#5 Illinois
5 1.0%
#6 Ohio
5 1.0%
#7 Washington
5 1.0%
Indiana share of Tyr's total US births 2.3%
Even split

11 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyr?
478 babies have been named Tyr since 2002. It currently ranks #2513 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 69 births.
When was Tyr most popular?
Tyr was most popular in the 2020s decade with 258 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Tyr most popular?
The top states for the name Tyr are Indiana (11 births), Texas (10 births), California (8 births).
How long has the name Tyr been used?
Tyr has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyr?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyrone, Tyrell, Tyree, Tyrese, 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, 2002–2024 (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.