Boys' name · since 1954
Tyran
2,279 babies named Tyran in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,279
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyran is the #7777 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,279 recorded since 1954.
Tyran has 2,279 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7777 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #3,039 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,777 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,279 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyran ranks #3,039 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,777 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,279 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,039 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,777 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,279
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyran's 2,279 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Tyran compares
2,279 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Tyran's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,279 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tyran splits its recorded history at 1991: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1956 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 82 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tyran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Tyran popularity over time - girls
56 total births recorded since 1957 (Tyran as girls' name)
Tyran by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (569 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Tyran's strongest decade.
569 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tyran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
295 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
569 births
- 2000s
2000s
545 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 569 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tyran 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 Tyran's total volume
Tyran by state
Where Tyran concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 185 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 86 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 61 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 0.7% |
| #6 | California | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.5% |
185 of 2,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Tyran appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyran's data
- Tyran's decade-level peak was the 1990s (569 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Tyrans (185 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tyran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Tyran 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.