Tyric
A masculine name of Old English origin meaning "he who rules".
Name Census estimates that about 416 living Americans carry the first name Tyric. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyric today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyric births was 1998 (55 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyric. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tyric with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
416
~ 1 in 823,929 Americans
Peak year
1998
55 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2022 SSA rank
#14,154
Tracked since 1980
Census
Tyric in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 371 people with the first name Tyric, which placed it at #25,534 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,534
National first-name rank
People counted
371
371 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyric
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyric is Black at 85.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Hispanic (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tyric described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tyric at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.4% · 317
- Two or more races5.9% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 18
- White2.7% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
Popularity
Tyric: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyric from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 211 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyric 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 Tyric during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyrics live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida recorded the most babies named Tyric, while South Carolina, Georgia, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyric
The name Tyric is an ancient Germanic name, originating from the Old Germanic word "tyrik," which means "powerful" or "mighty." It is believed to have emerged during the migration period, between the 4th and 6th centuries AD, when Germanic tribes were moving across Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tyric can be found in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing a translation of the Bible into Gothic. The name appears as "Tyrikeiks," which is believed to be a variant of the same root word.
In the Middle Ages, the name Tyric became popular among the Frankish nobility. One notable figure was Tyric of Paderborn, a Frankish nobleman who lived in the 9th century and served as the Count of Paderborn, a region in modern-day Germany.
During the Viking Age, the name Tyric was also used by Norse settlers in parts of Britain and Ireland. One of the earliest recorded examples is Tyric the Red, a Norse chieftain who established a settlement in the Orkney Islands in the 9th century.
In the 11th century, Tyric the Brave was a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England in 1066. He was later granted lands in Lincolnshire for his service.
Another notable figure was Tyric of Cologne, a German monk and scholar who lived in the 12th century. He was known for his writings on theology and philosophy, and his work was widely influential in medieval Europe.
In the 13th century, Tyric the Wanderer was a Flemish merchant and explorer who traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. He is credited with introducing several spices and trade goods to Western Europe from the Silk Road.
Fast forward to the 16th century, and we find Tyric Brahe, a Danish astronomer and nobleman who made significant contributions to the study of astronomy. He is best known for his precise observations of the planets and stars, which helped to advance the scientific understanding of the universe.
People
Tyric + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyric 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
Tyric: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyric?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 416 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyric 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 823,929 US residents.
Is Tyric a common name?
We classify Tyric as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 423 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyric most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyric was 1998, when 55 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyric is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyric in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 371 people with the name Tyric, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,534 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tyric in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tyric?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyric leans strongly male. 366 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 8 female bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tyric?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyric is Black at 85.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Hispanic (4.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tyric most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyric in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.4% (317 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tyric in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyric a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyric in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Tyric still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyric in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tyric can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Tyric?
See how many people have the name Tyric on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.