Tyrae
The Story of Tyrae
As a girl name
American parents first put Tyrae on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 7 Tyraes were born — ranking #11,138 that year. About 51% of every Tyrae on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tyrae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tyrae as a boy name dates back to 1979, when 6 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Tyrae — #3,480 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Tyrae on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tyrae last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 326 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tyrae
Tyrae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 326 births in the dataset. Tyrae's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #3,480. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyrae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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