Tyrik
Tyrik is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Tyrik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyrik is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Tyrik
Tyrik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 162 Tyriks were born — ranking #895 that year. As of 2026, Tyrik ranks #7,224 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 1K Tyriks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tyrik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tyrik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Tyrik
Tyrik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Tyrik's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #895. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyrik'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.