Tyrone - A very unique male name
Tyrone, meaning land of Owen, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1937 on position #836. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Tyrone and more.
With that position 1 in 6,924 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Tyrone peaked in popularity 49 years ago in 1970 on position 132.
Famous with this name

Tyrone Benskin

Tyrone Parsons

Tyrone Huggins
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Tyrone is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Tyrone is currently topping the baby name charts in District of Columbia at position #240 - and is the least popular in Virginia at position #1,103.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Tyrone is where you live.
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Tyrone origin and meaning
Tyrone is a 6 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means land of Owen. To see famous people named Tyrone, pop culture references for the name Tyrone and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Tyrone
We've found the following names that sound similar to Tyrone, sorted by popularity.
Thurman / Truman / Theron / Tyron / Tremaine / Tremayne / Torin / Taurean / Taron / Tyrin /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 786 |
2011 | 802 |
2010 | 702 |
2009 | 694 |
2008 | 659 |
2007 | 602 |
2006 | 574 |
2005 | 577 |
2004 | 553 |
2003 | 550 |
2002 | 516 |
2001 | 451 |
2000 | 414 |
1999 | 418 |
1998 | 400 |
1997 | 363 |
1996 | 360 |
1995 | 342 |
1994 | 314 |
1993 | 300 |
1992 | 289 |
1991 | 280 |
1990 | 262 |
1989 | 244 |
1988 | 225 |
1987 | 215 |
1986 | 208 |
1985 | 196 |
1984 | 217 |
1983 | 206 |
1982 | 194 |
1981 | 204 |
1980 | 207 |
1979 | 176 |
1978 | 168 |
1977 | 154 |
1976 | 146 |
1975 | 146 |
1974 | 139 |
1973 | 139 |
1972 | 144 |
1971 | 142 |
1970 | 132 |
1969 | 138 |
1968 | 180 |
1967 | 170 |
1966 | 169 |
1965 | 172 |
1964 | 179 |
1963 | 182 |
1962 | 186 |
1961 | 190 |
1960 | 191 |
1959 | 172 |
1958 | 187 |
1957 | 195 |
1956 | 197 |
1955 | 202 |
1954 | 206 |
1953 | 204 |
1952 | 214 |
1951 | 219 |
1950 | 228 |
1949 | 229 |
1948 | 240 |
1947 | 270 |
1946 | 299 |
1945 | 311 |
1944 | 337 |
1943 | 339 |
1942 | 332 |
1941 | 308 |
1940 | 298 |
1939 | 271 |
1938 | 399 |
1937 | 836 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 240 |
Louisiana | 369 |
South Carolina | 479 |
Michigan | 509 |
Indiana | 524 |
Mississippi | 542 |
Florida | 558 |
New York | 576 |
Pennsylvania | 593 |
Maryland | 602 |
Massachusetts | 631 |
Georgia | 638 |
Missouri | 654 |
Tennessee | 757 |
Arizona | 795 |
Ohio | 859 |
California | 915 |
Illinois | 948 |
Texas | 1021 |
Virginia | 1103 |
Even more about Tyrone
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.