Boys' name · since 1981
Tyreke
Tyreke has 1,442 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,442
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyreke is the #9144 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,442 recorded since 1981.
Tyreke has 1,442 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9144 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #4,070 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,144 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,442 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyreke ranks #4,070 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,144 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,442 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,070 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,144 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,442
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tyreke's 1,442 recorded births place it above 91.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tyreke compares
1,442 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Tyreke's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyreke | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,442 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 220 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyreke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tyreke splits its recorded history at 2006: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 220 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tyreke popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 220
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tyreke by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (634 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Tyreke's strongest decade.
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Tyreke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
488 births
- 2000s
2000s
634 births
- 2010s 207
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 634 births (44% of all-time use).
How Tyreke 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 Tyreke's total volume
Tyreke by state
Where Tyreke concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 93 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 86 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 57 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 55 | 3.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 51 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 48 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 43 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.1% |
93 of 1,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Tyreke appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyreke's data
- Tyreke's decade-level peak was the 2000s (634 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tyrekes (93 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tyreke: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Tyreke 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.