US rank #4888 Boys' name Peak 1999 2,107 births

Tyre — #4888 US boys' name

2,107 babies named Tyre in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s251930s221940s181950s251960s511970s1551980s2501990s7442000s5152010s2012020s66
#4888
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Tyre was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

98 babies were named Tyre in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyre

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,107 babies named Tyre between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyre currently holds the #4888 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyre performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 744 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Tyre shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyre in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyre 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 2,107 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.

Tyre at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,107

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

1999

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,888

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyre popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
98
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
050100150 202420132002199119801969195119211913 8

Tyre popularity over time — girls

50 total births recorded since 1976 (Tyre as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
4.555.566.577.5 199719941993199119901983198219771976 6

Tyre by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
744 births that decade — 35% of Tyre's all-time total
1910s351920s251930s221940s181950s251960s511970s1551980s2501990s7442000s5152010s2012020s66

Tyre by state

Where Tyre concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tyre
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 1.8%
#7 Louisiana
27 1.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
25 1.2%
Florida share of Tyre's total US births 6.1%
Even split

129 of 2,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Tyre appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyre?
2,107 babies have been named Tyre since 1913. It currently ranks #4888 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 98 births.
When was Tyre most popular?
Tyre was most popular in the 1990s decade with 744 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Tyre most popular?
The top states for the name Tyre are Florida (129 births), North Carolina (71 births), Georgia (67 births).
How long has the name Tyre been used?
Tyre has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyre?
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.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.