Unisex name · since 1979
Tyrae
326 babies named Tyrae in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 326
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrae is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 326 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrae has been recorded 326 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2019.
- #10,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 326 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrae ranks #10,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 326 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,143 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 326
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrae's 326 recorded births place it above 77.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tyrae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyrae's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyrae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tyrae popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1979 (Tyrae as girls' name)
Tyrae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (143 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Tyrae's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tyrae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 143 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Tyrae's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (143 total births) through the 2010s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyrae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1979–2019 (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 Tyrae 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.