Tyra
- Pronunciation
- [Ty-ra]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Land
- Origin
- Scottish
About the Name Tyra
Tyra is associated with Scottish and Norse traditions, where the name is linked to the element meaning "land" — in the Norse context it may connect to Þýri or Thyra, an Old Norse feminine name with roots in the same element as Þórr (Thor), the thunder deity, potentially meaning "Thor's battle" or "Thor's warrior." The Scottish "land" connection points toward a topographic or territorial meaning. Across both traditions the name carries a strong, elemental quality — short, two-syllable, and grounded in Northern European geography and mythology.
Tyra first appeared in the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 — also its peak year, reaching #445 — and remained on the chart through 2007, last appearing at #950 with 286 births. The name accumulated 3,356 total top-1000 births over its eight-year run, with its strongest years in the mid-2000s: 439 births at #660 in 2006 and 430 births at #646 in 2005. The brief but concentrated chart window corresponds with a period of heightened American cultural familiarity with the name through entertainment.
Tyra's appeal is its punchy brevity and its strong, confident sound. At two syllables with a hard consonant opening and an open vowel ending, it carries an assertive energy that longer, softer names lack. The variant Tyree offers a related option with a slightly more masculine sound. For parents drawn to short, strong names with Northern European heritage, Tyra delivers a great deal of character in a very compact form.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Tyra
US Popularity History (2000–2007)
Annual US births named Tyra by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 635 girls named Tyra (girl rank #445 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2007, ranked #950 for girls (286 US births). That's 505 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Tyra Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2003–2012 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Tyra the strongest states are Hawaii, Arkansas, Mississippi.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | #242 | 24 |
| 2 | Arkansas | #378 | 27 |
| 3 | Mississippi | #401 | 73 |
| 4 | Alabama | #448 | 56 |
| 5 | New Mexico | #474 | 28 |
| 6 | Louisiana | #517 | 62 |
| 7 | Georgia | #525 | 79 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #531 | 54 |
| 9 | Missouri | #562 | 53 |
| 10 | Arizona | #594 | 57 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #905 | 52 |
| 2 | Texas | #855 | 128 |
| 3 | Michigan | #849 | 48 |
| 4 | Colorado | #838 | 19 |
| 5 | Minnesota | #813 | 30 |
| 6 | Illinois | #797 | 65 |
| 7 | Washington | #775 | 23 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #750 | 36 |
| 9 | Ohio | #732 | 67 |
| 10 | Tennessee | #683 | 57 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2003–2012. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Tyra in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyree | Derivative Of The Scandinavian God Of Battle Tyr. Tuesday Was Named For Tyr. | Male | Scottish |
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Compare Tyra to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tyra against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).