Boys' name · since 1913
Tyre
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 2,119 babies named Tyre, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,119
- born since 1913
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,119 babies have been named Tyre since 1913, making it today's #6839 boys' name.
Tyre has 2,119 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6839 as of the latest data, more common than 51% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #3,186 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,839 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,119 born since 1913
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyre ranks #3,186 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,839 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,119 born since 1913, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,839 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,119
- born since 1913
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyre's 2,119 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Tyre compares
2,119 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
Tyre's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,119 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyre's full recorded timeline at 1983, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyre popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Tyre popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 1976 (Tyre as girls' name)
Tyre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (744 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tyre's strongest decade.
744 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tyre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 155
1970s
155 births
- 1980s 250
1980s
250 births
- 1990s
1990s
744 births
- 2000s
2000s
515 births
- 2010s 201
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 744 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tyre 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 Tyre's total volume
Tyre by state
Where Tyre concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 129 | 6.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 71 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 67 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 61 | 2.9% |
| #5 | California | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.2% |
129 of 2,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Tyre appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyre's data
- Tyre's decade-level peak was the 1990s (744 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tyres (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Tyre: 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 (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Tyre 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.