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Tyrus

100% boys · 36 born in 2025

Tyrus has been given to about 4,909 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 4,148
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tyrus per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 120
  • Born in 202536
  • All time4,909

How popular is Tyrus?

Its best year was 1997, when 120 babies were given the name, ranking 1064th. The typical living American called Tyrus is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Tyrus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cyrus0.85
  2. Titus0.73
  3. Atticus0.60
  4. Tru0.60
  5. Linus0.58
  6. Marcus0.55
  7. Gus0.55
  8. Markus0.55

Middle names for Tyrus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tyrus Paul0.77
  2. Tyrus John0.77
  3. Tyrus Lee0.77
  4. Tyrus Dean0.76
  5. Tyrus Blake0.76
  6. Tyrus Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Tyrus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Daliasister · 0.91
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.91
  3. Vicentebrother · 0.90
  4. Aronbrother · 0.90
  5. Noemisister · 0.89
  6. Aracelisister · 0.89

Where Tyrus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tyrus Anderson0.77
    2. Tyrus White0.72
    3. Tyrus Reyes0.72
    4. Tyrus Moore0.72
    5. Tyrus Lee0.72
    6. Tyrus Hill0.72

    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 Tyrus

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

    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.