Recorded 1982–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 137 births

Tyrika — girls' name

137 babies named Tyrika in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s912000s12
1990s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Tyrika was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tyrika in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyrika

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Tyrika between 1982 and 2000, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tyrika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyrika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tyrika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tyrika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyrika 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 137 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.

Tyrika at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

137

Since 1982

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1982

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2000

Tyrika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1982

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20001998199619941992198919871982 5

Tyrika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
91 births that decade — 66% of Tyrika's all-time total
1980s341990s912000s12

Tyrika by state

Where Tyrika concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tyrika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 3.6%
North Carolina share of Tyrika's total US births 3.6%

5 of 137 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyrika?
137 babies have been named Tyrika since 1982. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Tyrika most popular?
Tyrika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Tyrika most popular?
The top states for the name Tyrika are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Tyrika been used?
Tyrika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 19 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Tyrika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyra, Tyree, Tyrone, Tyrah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2000 (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.