Boys' name · since 1914
Tyrone
Tyrone has 79,437 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,389 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,437
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tyrone currently ranks #1389 among boys' names in America, with 79,437 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrone has been recorded 79,437 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #1389 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,389 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79,437 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrone ranks #369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,389 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79,437 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,389 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,437
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tyrone's 79,437 recorded births place it above 99.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tyrone compares
79,437 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Tyrone's all-time total is 215x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyrone | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79,437 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,530 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyrone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyrone's full recorded timeline at 1973, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 2,530 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyrone popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 2,530
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Tyrone popularity over time - girls
709 total births recorded since 1948 (Tyrone as girls' name)
Tyrone by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17,914 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Tyrone's strongest decade.
17,914 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tyrone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 78
1920s
78 births
- 1930s 731
1930s
731 births
- 1940s 4,663
1940s
4,663 births
- 1950s
1950s
12,440 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,425 births
- 1970s
1970s
17,914 births
- 1980s
1980s
11,597 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,927 births
- 2000s 4,387
2000s
4,387 births
- 2010s 2,409
2010s
2,409 births
- 2020s 848
2020s
848 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17,914 births (23% of all-time use).
How Tyrone 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 Tyrone's total volume
Tyrone by state
Where Tyrone concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7,896 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5,469 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5,091 | 6.4% |
| #4 | California | | 4,732 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 3,902 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 3,896 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,316 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,256 | 4.1% |
7,896 of 79,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Tyrone appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyrone's data
- Tyrone's decade-level peak was the 1970s (17,914 total births); usage has since declined to 848 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tyrones (7,896 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 Tyrone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Tyrone 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.