Recorded 1979–2019 Unisex name Peak 1999 326 births

Tyrae — boys' name

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.

1970s61980s221990s1432000s1052010s50
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Tyrae was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tyrae in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyrae

The Social Security Administration has registered 326 babies named Tyrae between 1979 and 2019, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyrae currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 22 babies received it in a single year. Tyrae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 35 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyrae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tyrae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyrae 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 326 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.

Tyrae at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

326

Since 1979

41 years of records

Peak year

1999

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1979

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2019

Tyrae popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1979

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1999)
22
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 201920132008200319991995199119821979 6

Tyrae popularity over time — girls

35 total births recorded since 1979 (Tyrae as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
4.555.566.577.5 200120001998199419931979 5

Tyrae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
143 births that decade — 44% of Tyrae's all-time total
1970s61980s221990s1432000s1052010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyrae?
326 babies have been named Tyrae since 1979. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1999 with 22 births.
When was Tyrae most popular?
Tyrae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Tyrae a unisex name?
Yes, Tyrae is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 326 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Tyrae been used?
Tyrae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 41 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Tyrae?
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, 1979–2019 (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.