Tyrie
Of Scottish origin, meaning "the lord's land" or "noble territory".
Name Census estimates that about 857 living Americans carry the first name Tyrie. It is a predominantly male name (95.3% of registrations). The average person named Tyrie today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyrie births was 2007 (44 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyrie. 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
857
~ 1 in 399,947 Americans
Peak year
2007
44 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,778
Tracked since 1975
Census
Tyrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 642 people with the first name Tyrie, which placed it at #17,263 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
#17,263
National first-name rank
People counted
642
642 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
78.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tyrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyrie is Black at 78.2%. The next largest groups are White (8.9%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Tyrie 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 Tyrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American78.2% · 502
- White8.9% · 57
- Two or more races6.9% · 44
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Tyrie
Tyrie leans heavily male at 95.3% of total registrations, but 41 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Tyrie as a male name
- Ranked #6,778 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (44 births)
Tyrie as a female name
- Ranked #13,645 in 1997
- 6 female births in 1997
- Peak: 1976 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyrie leans strongly male. 551 people counted with this name were male (85.0%), compared with 97 female bearers (15.0%).
Popularity
Tyrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyrie from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 292 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Tyrie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyrie 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 Tyrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tyries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Florida, California, Georgia recorded the most babies named Tyrie, while New York, Michigan, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyrie
The name Tyrie is a modern English variation of the ancient Gaelic name Tiarnan or Tighernain. This name finds its roots in the Irish language and culture, with its earliest known origins dating back to the 5th century AD. The name is derived from the Old Irish words "tighearn" meaning "lord" or "master" and the diminutive suffix "-an".
One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in the Annals of Ulster, an ancient chronicle of medieval Irish history. The annals mention a Tighernain mac Foidmenan, who was the abbot of the monastery of Cluain-Eois (modern-day Clones, County Monaghan) in the late 6th century.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Tiarnan or Tighernain was relatively common among the Irish nobility and clergy. One notable bearer of this name was Tighernach Ua Braein, a renowned Irish scholar and abbot of Clonmacnoise in the 11th century, who authored the influential "Annals of Tighernach".
In the 12th century, the name gained popularity in Scotland, where it was anglicized as "Tyrie". One of the earliest recorded Scottish individuals with this name was Tyrie of Drumkilbo, a prominent landowner in Angus, who lived during the reign of King William the Lion (1165-1214).
Another notable figure with the name Tyrie was James Tyrie (c. 1543-1597), a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Glasgow and later as the Archbishop of Arbroath. He played a significant role in the religious conflicts of the Scottish Reformation.
In the 17th century, the name Tyrie was borne by Sir Thomas Tyrie (c. 1624-1672), a Scottish soldier and member of the Privy Council of Scotland under King Charles II.
In more recent times, the name Tyrie has been used as a given name in various English-speaking countries, although its origins can be traced back to the ancient Gaelic word "tighearn" and the Irish and Scottish historical figures who bore variations of this name.
People
Tyrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyrie 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
Tyrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 857 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyrie 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 399,947 US residents.
Is Tyrie a common name?
We classify Tyrie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 876 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyrie was 2007, when 44 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyrie is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tyrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 642 people with the name Tyrie, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,263 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 Tyrie 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 Tyrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tyrie leans strongly male. 551 people counted with this name were male (85.0%), compared with 97 female bearers (15.0%). 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 Tyrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tyrie is Black at 78.2%. The next largest groups are White (8.9%) and Two or More Races (6.9%). 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 Tyrie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tyrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.2% (502 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 Tyrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyrie a male name?
Yes, 95.3% of people registered as Tyrie 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 Tyrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyrie 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 Tyrie 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 people share the name Tyrie?
Want to know how many people share the name Tyrie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.