Tyrone
Tyrone is a male given name of Irish origin. The name originates from the toponym County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, which in turn derives from the Irish language Tír Eoghain. Tír Eoghain was the name of a Gaelic kingdom of medieval Ireland. Eoghan is variant of Eógan and Owen, or the Scottish Ewan.
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Meaning & Origin of Tyrone
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyrone is a male given name of Irish origin. The name originates from the toponym County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, which in turn derives from the Irish language Tír Eoghain. Tír Eoghain was the name of a Gaelic kingdom of medieval Ireland. Eoghan is variant of Eógan and Owen, or the Scottish Ewan.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
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The Story of Tyrone
Tyrone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 2,530 Tyrones were born — ranking #132 that year. As of 2026, Tyrone ranks #1,391 for baby boys with 136 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 80K Tyrones have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tyrone
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About the name Tyrone
Tyrone is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 80K births in the dataset. Tyrone's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #132. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyrone'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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