Boys' name · since 1940
Tyrrell
Tyrrell has 668 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 668
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 668 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrrell has been recorded 668 times among boys since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2023.
- #6,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 668 born since 1940
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyrrell ranks #6,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 668 born since 1940, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 668
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tyrrell's 668 recorded births place it above 85.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Tyrrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyrrell's full recorded timeline at 1994, 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 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyrrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2023
- Peak year (1993)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Tyrrell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (242 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Tyrrell's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tyrrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 242 births (36% of all-time use).
How Tyrrell 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 Tyrrell's total volume
Tyrrell by state
Where Tyrrell concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tyrrell's data
- Tyrrell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (242 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tyrrells (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyrrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1940–2023 (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 Tyrrell 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.