Tyrone has been given to about 80,146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1970, when 2,561 babies were given the name, ranking 132nd. The typical living American called Tyrone is about 53 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Carolina, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.