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Tyrone

/taɪˈɹoʊn/ · 99% boys · 132 born in 2025

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.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/taɪˈɹoʊn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 68,806
Median age today53 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tyrone per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 2,561
  • Born in 2025132
  • All time80,146
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Tyrone?

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.

Names that sound like Tyrone

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tyron0.70
  2. Stone0.62
  3. Lorne0.62
  4. Tyree0.61
  5. Tyrese0.61
  6. Tyson0.57
  7. Boone0.57
  8. Antone0.57

Middle names for Tyrone

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tyrone Paul0.83
  2. Tyrone John0.83
  3. Tyrone Blake0.82
  4. Tyrone Wade0.82
  5. Tyrone Ross0.82
  6. Tyrone Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tyrone

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bridgetsister · 0.94
  2. Wadebrother · 0.94
  3. Heidisister · 0.93
  4. Angiesister · 0.92
  5. Rubenbrother · 0.90
  6. Jaybrother · 0.90

Where Tyrone is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Carolina0.02%
  2. Louisiana0.02%
  3. Kentucky0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tyrone White0.78
  2. Tyrone Nguyen0.78
  3. Tyrone Moore0.78
  4. Tyrone Hill0.78
  5. Tyrone Hall0.78
  6. Tyrone Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Tyrone

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Tyrone across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.