Tyrone
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- From Owen's Territory. County Tyrone In Ireland. The Late Actor Tyrone Power.
- Origin
- Irish
About the Name Tyrone
Tyrone is an Irish place-name transferred to given-name use, derived from the Irish Tír Eoghain, meaning "Owen's territory" or "land of Eoghan" — Eoghan being an ancient Irish personal name cognate with the Latin Eugenius and the Greek Eugenios, meaning "well-born." County Tyrone in Northern Ireland takes its name from the same source, making this a name with deep roots in the geography and dynastic history of Ulster. The Eoghanacht was one of the great Irish royal dynasties, and the territory named for its legendary ancestor gave rise to a place-name that eventually crossed into the English-speaking world as a given name, particularly gaining traction in African-American communities in the twentieth century where it carried a bold, strong-voweled sound.
Tyrone entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 at its peak rank of #410 and remained on the chart through 2017, giving it a seventeen-year run. In its final charted year it ranked #995 with 204 boys. More than 6,200 boys were named Tyrone within the SSA top-1000 era. The name's gradual retreat from the top-1000 reflects broader shifts in naming fashion rather than any loss of the name's inherent character — its three syllables, strong Irish heritage, and association with dignified masculinity continue to attract parents who want a name that carries history without feeling archaic. Variants include Ty, a crisp one-syllable short form, and Tyronne.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Tyrone
US Popularity History (2000–2017)
Annual US births named Tyrone by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 607 boys named Tyrone (boy rank #410 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2017, ranked #995 for boys (204 US births). That's 585 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 Tyrone 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 Tyrone the strongest states are Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | #656 | 60 |
| 2 | Maryland | #656 | 47 |
| 3 | South Carolina | #675 | 33 |
| 4 | Florida | #842 | 84 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #850 | 29 |
| 6 | Illinois | #852 | 43 |
| 7 | Georgia | #862 | 51 |
| 8 | Missouri | #888 | 23 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | #889 | 36 |
| 10 | New York | #1,028 | 70 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #1,028 | 70 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #889 | 36 |
| 3 | Missouri | #888 | 23 |
| 4 | Georgia | #862 | 51 |
| 5 | Illinois | #852 | 43 |
| 6 | North Carolina | #850 | 29 |
| 7 | Florida | #842 | 84 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #675 | 33 |
| 9 | Maryland | #656 | 47 |
| 10 | Louisiana | #656 | 60 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Tyrone in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Tyrone to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Tyrone against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).