Is Tyra a boy or girl name?
Tyra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 33 girls and 0 boys were named Tyra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99% of the 14,737 US babies named Tyra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,362
- Babies named Tyra since 1914
- 14,737
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 943 babies
Boys and girls named Tyra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 12 | 135 | 91.8% |
| 1950s | 5 | 369 | 98.7% |
| 1960s | 34 | 1,095 | 97% |
| 1970s | 42 | 2,222 | 98.1% |
| 1980s | 39 | 1,496 | 97.5% |
| 1990s | 6 | 4,654 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,688 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 714 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,362 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,853 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,958 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,288 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,250 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,047 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,660 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,824 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,708 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,210 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,629 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,214 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,910 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,555 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,329 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 286 | #950 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 439 | #660 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 430 | #646 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 382 | #704 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 372 | #705 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 372 | #677 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 440 | #581 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 635 | #445 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 726 | #387 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 943 | #320 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,198 | 837 | #340 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 604 | #421 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 454 | #530 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 327 | #657 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 258 | #791 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,020 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,149 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,076 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,233 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,117 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,122 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,682 | 146 | #1,041 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,529 | 196 | #831 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,275 | 141 | #1,016 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,185 | 136 | #1,036 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,039 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,840 | 165 | #911 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,243 | 169 | #899 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 182 | #859 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 184 | #817 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,097 | 194 | #782 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 182 | #787 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,428 | 225 | #671 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 213 | #692 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,479 | 205 | #711 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,601 | 233 | #654 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,354 | 296 | #589 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,699 | 308 | #579 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 258 | #620 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,349 | 148 | #840 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,019 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,021 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,040 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,561 | 116 | #996 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,664 | 78 | #1,251 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,596 | 85 | #1,202 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,565 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,564 | 49 | #1,615 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,464 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,818 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,547 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,419 | 52 | #1,479 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,555 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,672 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,867 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,263 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,109 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,334 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,841 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,586 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,142 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,205 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,446 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,405 | 14 | #2,504 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,520 | 16 | #2,346 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,420 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,033 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,752 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,311 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,268 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,923 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,494 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,226 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,148 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tyra reached #2,664 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #320 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tyra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.