Is Tyrone a boy or girl name?

Tyrone is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 1% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Tyrone?

The average Tyrone alive today is an estimated 49 years old. People named Tyrone were most often born around 1970.

When was the name Tyrone most popular?

Tyrone peaked in 1970 with 2,561 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Tyrone have?

In one report's words: cinematic, swaggering, unflinching. Tyrone ranks #813 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Tyrone — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Irish county name Tír Eoghain, meaning the land of Eoghan. The name entered American living rooms by way of matinee idol Tyrone Power in the late 1930s. By the late 1960s, it had taken on a second life in American soul and sports.

Also answers toTy

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1914–2025

SSA Data

1914 peak: 2,561 souls, A.D. 1970 2025

2025: 132 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

49 yrs

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Peak Reign

1970

№132 that year

Generation

Gen X, 37%

then Boomer 25% · Millennial 23%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈80K ever born · now falling

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Tyrone grew up with

SSA Data

mood rings·Schoolhouse Rock·Pong

Generation Distribution — Living Tyrones

SSA Data

Boomer 25%Gen X 37%Millennial 23%Gen Z 10%Gen Alpha 4%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Tyrone peaked in 1970.

Estimated average age: 49.

What people think

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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name lands with the weight of late-twentieth-century swagger. Most bearers are comfortably settled into middle age, with an average age hovering around forty-nine. It does not suggest quiet neutrality. It carries the cadence of someone who expects his calls returned.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name hit its absolute high-water mark in 1970, when about three thousand boys received it in a single year.

Field Note 02

Gen X accounts for thirty-seven percent of all living bearers, making it a fixture of high school yearbooks from the late 1980s.

Field Note 03

New registrations have slowed to a trickle, with barely over one hundred babies receiving the name in 2025.

Notable Tyrones

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Tyrone Poweractor, b. 1914

Tyrone Davissoul singer, b. 1938

Tyrone Boguesbasketball player, b. 1965

Adjacent Names

Darnell · Curtis · Reginald · Terrence · Darryl · Maurice

Ephemera — If Tyrone were a…

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City

Memphis

Color

Cognac leather

Car

1972 Buick Riviera

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