boy's name
Tyrone
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- Origin Irish
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 83,409
Northern Ireland
#350
2004 births
Tyrone means Eoghan's land, an Irish county, and it reached American use almost entirely through one actor — Tyrone Power, whose grandfather took the name from the county his family came from. It holds 82,288 lifetime births in our records.
- Tyrone is a name of Irish origin.
- Peaked in 1970, when 2,561 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,117 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Tyrone over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 78 |
| 1930s | 731 |
| 1940s | 4,669 |
| 1950s | 12,560 |
| 1960s | 16,615 |
| 1970s | 18,151 |
| 1980s | 11,735 |
| 1990s | 7,945 |
| 2000s | 4,387 |
| 2010s | 2,409 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 848 |
What Tyrone means
Tyrone means the land of Eoghan, an Irish personal name. The county name records a territory held by a dynasty rather than describing the landscape itself.
Where Tyrone comes from
Tyrone anglicizes the Irish Tír Eoghain — the land of Eoghan, a son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose descendants the Cenél nEógain ruled much of Ulster. Eoghan itself is usually read as born of the yew. The name reached American use through the actor Tyrone Power and his grandfather of the same name, an Irish-born actor, and it became particularly common in Black American naming from the 1950s onward.
Tyrone in use
Tyrone peaked in the United States in 1970, when 2,561 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in three of the seven markets we track — 1,391st in the United States on 132 births and 2593rd in England and Wales on 10 — across 83,409 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1900.
How popular is Tyrone?
In 2025, Tyrone was given to 132 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tyrone 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 Tyrone
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tyrone also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tyrone over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Tyrone
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Tyrone in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Tyrell
Sibling names for Tyrone
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tyrone — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tyrone
What does the name Tyrone mean?
The land of Eoghan — the Irish county Tír Eoghain.
Who was Eoghan?
A son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose descendants ruled much of Ulster.
How did it reach America?
Largely through the actor Tyrone Power and his Irish-born grandfather of the same name.
How popular is Tyrone?
1391st in the United States, down from a 1970 peak of 2,561 births.
Is Tyrone a girl's or a boy's name?
Tyrone is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tyrone?
Tyrone has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Tyrone?
Tyrone is usually shortened to Ty.
Is Tyrone a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tyrone currently ranks #1,391 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.