boy's name
Tyran
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,474
Tyran is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 82 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1954.
Tyran over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 49 |
| 1960s | 109 |
| 1970s | 316 |
| 1980s | 269 |
| 1990s | 575 |
| 2000s | 545 |
| 2010s | 357 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 115 |
How popular is Tyran?
In 2025, Tyran was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Tyran is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tyran
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tyran also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tyran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tyran
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tyran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tyran
How popular is the name Tyran?
In 2025, Tyran was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tyran a girl's or a boy's name?
Tyran is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Tyran most popular?
Tyran peaked in 2000, when 82 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tyran a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tyran currently ranks #8,198 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.