How Many People Are Named Tyrone?
people named Tyrone are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,079 people in the US has this name
Based on 80,146 babies named Tyrone in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,561 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of a county in Northern Ireland which is derived from Irish Gaelic Tir Eoghain meaning "land of EOGHAN". This name was popularized by American actor Tyrone Power (1914-1958), who was named after his great-grandfather, an Irish actor.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tyrone, 1% were girls and 99% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tyrone alive today is about 48 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 37 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tyrone first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1970, to 2,561 babies. In 2025, 132 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tyrone has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #132, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #1,392.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,392 |
| Best rank | #132 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #149 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tyrone alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tyrone were born in New York than in any other state: about 6,678 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tyrone was given 5.5 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.7 times in Maryland and 2.6 times in Louisiana.
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