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01 / Meaning & origin
Tyre is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 12 boys (rank 6803). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Tyre
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 8 | 2,092 | observed |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 5 | 3,897 | observed |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | observed |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,391 | observed |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | 6 | 3,869 | observed |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,023 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 5 | 4,201 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | observed |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,642 | observed |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,679 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,113 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,133 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 7 | 3,066 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 5 | 3,942 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 9 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1961 | 7 | 3,356 | observed |
| 1962 | 7 | 3,305 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,404 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1972 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 19 | 2,199 | observed |
| 1975 | 16 | 2,540 | observed |
| 1976 | 20 | 2,245 | observed |
| 1977 | 17 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1978 | 22 | 2,134 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1980 | 13 | 3,256 | observed |
| 1981 | 26 | 2,038 | observed |
| 1982 | 28 | 1,929 | observed |
| 1983 | 25 | 2,085 | observed |
| 1984 | 27 | 1,979 | observed |
| 1985 | 18 | 2,710 | observed |
| 1986 | 27 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1987 | 30 | 2,020 | observed |
| 1988 | 16 | 3,203 | observed |
| 1989 | 40 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1990 | 54 | 1,547 | observed |
| 1991 | 72 | 1,325 | observed |
| 1992 | 84 | 1,228 | observed |
| 1993 | 74 | 1,321 | observed |
| 1994 | 56 | 1,633 | observed |
| 1995 | 86 | 1,256 | observed |
| 1996 | 67 | 1,500 | observed |
| 1997 | 58 | 1,693 | observed |
| 1998 | 95 | 1,271 | observed |
| 1999 | 98 | 1,259 | observed |
| 2000 | 90 | 1,391 | observed |
| 2001 | 62 | 1,800 | observed |
| 2002 | 59 | 1,888 | observed |
| 2003 | 51 | 2,153 | observed |
| 2004 | 39 | 2,697 | observed |
| 2005 | 53 | 2,237 | observed |
| 2006 | 30 | 3,451 | observed |
| 2007 | 55 | 2,337 | observed |
| 2008 | 41 | 2,879 | observed |
| 2009 | 35 | 3,223 | observed |
| 2010 | 32 | 3,377 | observed |
| 2011 | 22 | 4,356 | observed |
| 2012 | 24 | 4,131 | observed |
| 2013 | 27 | 3,753 | observed |
| 2014 | 16 | 5,485 | observed |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,507 | observed |
| 2016 | 20 | 4,776 | observed |
| 2017 | 17 | 5,297 | observed |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,703 | observed |
| 2019 | 15 | 5,813 | observed |
| 2020 | 11 | 7,034 | observed |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,338 | observed |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,300 | observed |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,255 | observed |
| 2024 | 20 | 4,890 | observed |
| 2025 | 12 | 6,803 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Tyre” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
TYRE— “divine”
Tyr has few namesakes. Tyre and Thyra, in the North, are the only direct ones; but it sometimes finishes a word, as in the case of Angantyr, favourite of Tyr, the warrior who obtained the terrible sword, Tyrfing, forged by the dwarfs, which did, indeed, always give victory, but which would never go back into its scabbard till it had been fed with, at least, one human life. The _dio_, or _thius_, of the old Gothic and German names thus arose, such as Alathius, the Latinized…
Tyr has few namesakes. Tyre and Thyra, in the North, are the only direct ones; but it sometimes finishes a word, as in the case of Angantyr, favourite of Tyr, the warrior who obtained the terrible sword, Tyrfing, forged by the dwarfs, which did, indeed, always give victory, but which would never go back into its scabbard till it had been fed with, at least, one human life. The _dio_, or _thius_, of the old Gothic and German names thus arose, such as Alathius, the Latinized Halltyr, and the like.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section VII (Tyr) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
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SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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