Tyrell
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Thunder Ruler
- Origin
- English
About the Name Tyrell
Tyrell carries the bold Old English and Norman ring of a surname turned given name. It is most closely associated with the Old French and medieval English occupational or descriptive surname Tirel or Tyrel, with one popular interpretation linking the first element to an Old Germanic root meaning "thunder" and the second to ruler — yielding the striking gloss "thunder ruler." Whether the surname itself arose from that etymology or from a regional or personal nickname is a matter of historical debate, but the powerful, resonant sound has always been its clearest asset.
Tyrell first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000, the same year it reached its best rank of #493. The name enjoyed a steady presence through the early 2000s before gradually declining; it last appeared in the top-1000 in 2013, when 204 boys received the name at rank #984. Its 14-year run across the top-1000 produced more than 4,534 births in those tracked years, reflecting a consistent niche following rather than a mainstream surge. The spelling evokes both the medieval surname tradition and a modern action-hero edge that appealed to parents of that era.
Tyrell fits the broader pattern of strong-sounding surname names — like Terrell, Tyrion, and Tyrone — that found audiences in American baby-naming across the 2000s and 2010s. The variant Tyrelle offers a slightly softer close. For parents seeking a name with historical weight and unmistakable presence, Tyrell remains a distinctive choice with deep roots in the English-language naming tradition.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Tyrell
US Popularity History (2000–2013)
Annual US births named Tyrell by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 464 boys named Tyrell (boy rank #493 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #984 for boys (204 US births). That's 491 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 Tyrell Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Tyrell the strongest states are South Carolina, Maryland, Louisiana.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | #551 | 26 |
| 2 | Maryland | #729 | 21 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #741 | 35 |
| 4 | Georgia | #812 | 33 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | #849 | 64 |
| 6 | Florida | #934 | 73 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #934 | 73 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #849 | 64 |
| 3 | Georgia | #812 | 33 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #741 | 35 |
| 5 | Maryland | #729 | 21 |
| 6 | South Carolina | #551 | 26 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Tyrell in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrelle | Derivative Of The Scandinavian God Of Battle Tyr. Tuesday Was Named For Tyr. | Male | Irish |
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Compare Tyrell to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tyrell against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).