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Tyrone

Tyrone holds the #1388 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 132 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1166 in 2020 to #1388 today. Its strongest year on record was 1970 (#132 nationally, 2,530 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1914. The name's biggest fan base is in South Carolina (#608 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1388
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#132
in 1970 (1970s)
Babies in 2025
132
boys named Tyrone

Tyrone popularity, 1880–2025

0.037%0.074%0.11%0.15%18801900192019401960198020002020#132 in 1970
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1970

Where Tyrone is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MI—New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025IA—Illinois: #870 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#870Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1004 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1004New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025CT—California: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MO—Kentucky: #708 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)KY#708West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025NC—South Carolina: #608 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)SC#608District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025OK—Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025AL—Georgia: #990 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#990Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Tyrone in 2025HI—Texas: #1483 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1483Florida: #1009 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1009
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Carolina (#608), Louisiana (#672), Kentucky (#708)

Uniqueness score

60/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Tyrone in the most recent year of SSA data.

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