Tyrese
Tyrese Darnell Gibson is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Tyrese
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyrese Darnell Gibson is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Tyrese
Tyrese first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 1,692 Tyreses were born — ranking #201 that year. As of 2026, Tyrese ranks #2,245 for baby boys with 65 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 9K Tyreses have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tyrese
Tyrese is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Tyrese's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #201. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyrese'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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