Recorded 1940–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 668 births

Tyrrell — boys' name

668 babies named Tyrrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s51960s51970s511980s1771990s2422000s1062010s652020s12
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Tyrrell was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tyrrell in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyrrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 668 babies named Tyrrell between 1940 and 2023, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyrrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyrrell performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tyrrell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyrrell in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyrrell 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 668 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.

Tyrrell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

668

Since 1940

84 years of records

Peak year

1993

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1940

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tyrrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1940

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
31
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Tyrrell by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
242 births that decade — 36% of Tyrrell's all-time total
1940s51950s51960s51970s511980s1771990s2422000s1062010s652020s12

Tyrrell by state

Where Tyrrell concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tyrrell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 0.9%
#2 California
5 0.7%
#3 Texas
5 0.7%
New York share of Tyrrell's total US births 0.9%
Even split

6 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyrrell?
668 babies have been named Tyrrell since 1940. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 31 births.
When was Tyrrell most popular?
Tyrrell was most popular in the 1990s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tyrrell most popular?
The top states for the name Tyrrell are New York (6 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tyrrell been used?
Tyrrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 84 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tyrrell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyrone, Tyrell, Tyree, Tyrese, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1940–2023 (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.