Is Tyrone a boy or girl name?
Tyrone is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 144 boys were named Tyrone, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 80,012 US babies named Tyrone were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,333
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tyrone since 1914
- 80,012
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 2,561 babies
Boys and girls named Tyrone, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 731 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 4,663 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1950s | 12,440 | 120 | 1% |
| 1960s | 16,424 | 190 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 17,916 | 237 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 11,596 | 138 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 7,927 | 18 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 4,386 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,408 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 716 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 144 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 149 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 121 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 165 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 174 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 204 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 201 | #1,011 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 233 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 270 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 283 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 285 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 272 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 327 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 356 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 372 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 416 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 434 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 406 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 406 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 413 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 451 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 525 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 607 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 556 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 614 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 679 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 681 | #356 | 5 | #15,776 |
| 1995 | 717 | #341 | 5 | #15,660 |
| 1994 | 834 | #313 | 8 | #10,527 |
| 1993 | 900 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 975 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 942 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 1,029 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 1,066 | #246 | 6 | #12,299 |
| 1988 | 1,111 | #225 | 11 | #7,095 |
| 1987 | 1,149 | #215 | 21 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 1,158 | #210 | 12 | #6,136 |
| 1985 | 1,222 | #198 | 22 | #3,847 |
| 1984 | 1,058 | #216 | 12 | #5,886 |
| 1983 | 1,146 | #207 | 8 | #8,013 |
| 1982 | 1,280 | #195 | 15 | #4,936 |
| 1981 | 1,211 | #206 | 12 | #5,880 |
| 1980 | 1,195 | #205 | 19 | #4,141 |
| 1979 | 1,365 | #175 | 21 | #3,770 |
| 1978 | 1,434 | #168 | 20 | #3,773 |
| 1977 | 1,572 | #155 | 24 | #3,262 |
| 1976 | 1,731 | #146 | 13 | #4,895 |
| 1975 | 1,682 | #146 | 25 | #2,963 |
| 1974 | 1,816 | #139 | 26 | #2,829 |
| 1973 | 1,831 | #139 | 27 | #2,682 |
| 1972 | 1,840 | #144 | 23 | #2,972 |
| 1971 | 2,115 | #142 | 27 | #2,730 |
| 1970 | 2,530 | #132 | 31 | #2,445 |
| 1969 | 2,218 | #137 | 27 | #2,579 |
| 1968 | 1,451 | #180 | 16 | #3,446 |
| 1967 | 1,562 | #171 | 18 | #3,072 |
| 1966 | 1,614 | #168 | 12 | #3,948 |
| 1965 | 1,569 | #172 | 19 | #2,928 |
| 1964 | 1,553 | #177 | 28 | #2,345 |
| 1963 | 1,609 | #184 | 21 | #2,774 |
| 1962 | 1,617 | #185 | 14 | #3,584 |
| 1961 | 1,631 | #189 | 13 | #3,782 |
| 1960 | 1,600 | #191 | 22 | #2,647 |
| 1959 | 1,820 | #171 | 20 | #2,672 |
| 1958 | 1,532 | #186 | 16 | #3,077 |
| 1957 | 1,405 | #195 | 13 | #3,481 |
| 1956 | 1,409 | #197 | 14 | #3,309 |
| 1955 | 1,276 | #201 | 10 | #4,045 |
| 1954 | 1,223 | #206 | 15 | #3,012 |
| 1953 | 1,139 | #205 | 10 | #3,938 |
| 1952 | 930 | #217 | 11 | #3,539 |
| 1951 | 890 | #218 | 5 | #6,159 |
| 1950 | 816 | #225 | 6 | #5,262 |
| 1949 | 790 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 724 | #237 | 6 | #5,203 |
| 1947 | 629 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 472 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 367 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 312 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 336 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 335 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 347 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 351 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 406 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 209 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 71 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,838 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,750 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,231 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,335 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,925 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,511 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,192 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,930 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,133 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,523 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,719 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tyrone reached #132 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #2,345 in 1964. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tyrone
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.