Boys' name · since 1975
Tyrek
2,185 babies named Tyrek in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,230 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,185
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrek currently ranks #6230 among boys' names in America, with 2,185 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Tyrek recorded 2,185 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #6230 nationally today, ahead of 55% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #3,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,230 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,185 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrek ranks #3,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,230 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,185 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,230 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,185
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrek's 2,185 recorded births place it above 93.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Tyrek compares
2,185 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
Tyrek's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyrek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 243 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyrek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyrek's full recorded timeline at 2003, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 243 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyrek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 243
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Tyrek by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (906 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Tyrek's strongest decade.
906 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tyrek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 66
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
906 births
- 2000s
2000s
866 births
- 2010s 238
2010s
238 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 906 births (41% of all-time use).
How Tyrek 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 Tyrek's total volume
Tyrek by state
Where Tyrek concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 179 | 8.2% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 146 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 141 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 131 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 101 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 87 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 82 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 79 | 3.6% |
179 of 2,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tyrek appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyrek's data
- Tyrek's decade-level peak was the 1990s (906 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Tyreks (179 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyrek: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Tyrek 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.