Boys' name · since 1974
Tyreek
Tyreek has 2,377 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,377
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyreek is the #4305 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,377 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Tyreek recorded 2,377 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #4305 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #2,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,305 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,377 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyreek ranks #2,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,305 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,377 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,377
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyreek's 2,377 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tyreek compares
2,377 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Tyreek's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyreek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,377 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 182 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyreek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tyreek's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 182, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tyreek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Tyreek by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (944 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Tyreek's strongest decade.
944 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tyreek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 166
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
944 births
- 2000s
2000s
732 births
- 2010s 296
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 218
2020s
218 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 944 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tyreek 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 Tyreek's total volume
Tyreek by state
Where Tyreek concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 348 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 289 | 12.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 94 | 4.0% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 88 | 3.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 85 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 84 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 80 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 50 | 2.1% |
348 of 2,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Tyreek appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyreek's data
- Tyreek's decade-level peak was the 1990s (944 total births); usage has since declined to 218 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tyreeks (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tyreek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Tyreek 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.