US rank #5491 Boys' name Peak 1999 1,962 births

Tyreese — #5491 US boys' name

1,962 babies named Tyreese in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s961980s2221990s5262000s7772010s2702020s66
#5491
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Tyreese was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

169 babies were named Tyreese in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyreese

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,962 babies named Tyreese between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyreese currently holds the #5491 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 169 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyreese performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 777 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tyreese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 156 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyreese in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyreese 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 1,962 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.

Tyreese at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,962

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

1999

169 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,491

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyreese popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
169
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
-50050100150200 202420172010200319961989198219751969 5

Tyreese popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 1975 (Tyreese as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
4.555.566.577.5 199919981993198919871986198519791975 5

Tyreese by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
777 births that decade — 40% of Tyreese's all-time total
1960s51970s961980s2221990s5262000s7772010s2702020s66

Tyreese by state

Where Tyreese concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tyreese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
156 8.0%
#2 Illinois
155 7.9%
#3 New York
72 3.7%
#4 Ohio
66 3.4%
#5 Florida
57 2.9%
#6 Texas
31 1.6%
#7 California
27 1.4%
#8 North Carolina
23 1.2%
Pennsylvania share of Tyreese's total US births 8.0%
Even split

156 of 1,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Tyreese appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyreese?
1,962 babies have been named Tyreese since 1969. It currently ranks #5491 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 169 births.
When was Tyreese most popular?
Tyreese was most popular in the 2000s decade with 777 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Tyreese most popular?
The top states for the name Tyreese are Pennsylvania (156 births), Illinois (155 births), New York (72 births).
How long has the name Tyreese been used?
Tyreese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyreese?
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, 1969–2024 (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.