Tyrianna
A feminine name of unknown origin, possibly a variant of Tyriana.
Name Census estimates that about 263 living Americans carry the first name Tyrianna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tyrianna today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyrianna births was 2007 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyrianna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
263
~ 1 in 1,303,248 Americans
Peak year
2007
23 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2017 SSA rank
#18,261
Tracked since 1998
Popularity
Tyrianna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyrianna from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 155 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tyrianna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyrianna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tyrianna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyrianna
The given name Tyrianna is a relatively modern name that appears to have originated in the late 20th century. Its origins are not entirely clear, but it seems to be a combination of the names Tyre and Anna, or perhaps a variation of the name Tyriana.
One possible origin of Tyrianna is that it is derived from the ancient Phoenician city of Tyre, which was located in modern-day Lebanon. Tyre was an important trading center in the Mediterranean region and was known for its production of purple dye, which was highly prized in the ancient world. The name Tyre itself is of Semitic origin and may have meant "rock" or "fortified place."
However, there is no concrete evidence of the name Tyrianna being used in ancient times or appearing in historical texts or religious scriptures from that era. The earliest recorded examples of the name seem to be from the late 20th century, and its usage appears to be primarily in the English-speaking world.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Tyrianna was Tyrianna Samuela, a model and actress from Jamaica who was born in 1975. Another early bearer of the name was Tyrianna Beatrice, a writer and poet from the United States who was born in 1978.
Other notable individuals with the name Tyrianna include Tyrianna Meikal, an American singer and songwriter born in 1985, and Tyrianna Eshler, an Australian professional basketball player born in 1992.
Additionally, there was a character named Tyrianna in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, a series of novels and comics set in the Star Wars galaxy. This Tyrianna was a Jedi Master who lived during the time of the Old Republic.
While the name Tyrianna is relatively uncommon, it has gained some popularity in recent decades, particularly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. However, its exact origins and meaning remain somewhat ambiguous.
People
Tyrianna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyrianna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tyrianna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyrianna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 263 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyrianna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,303,248 US residents.
Is Tyrianna a common name?
We classify Tyrianna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 267 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyrianna most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyrianna was 2007, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyrianna is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Tyrianna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyrianna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.