Boys' name · peaked in 1992
Tyrell name popularity since 1925
16,215 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tyrell (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Tyrell is about 30 years old in 2026. Tyrell peaked in 1992 as the #354 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,215
- Named Tyrell, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,973 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 145 girls · 16,070 boys
- Most popular in
- Maryland
- 3.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Tyrell made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tyrell births per year, 1925–2025
1992 was the biggest year for Tyrell both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Tyrell became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 13,900 baby boys to 1 in 4,030.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 6,930 to 1 in 11,100.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tyrell's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tyrell.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tyrell in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 7 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 49 | #3,855 |
| 1960s | 7 | 149 | #2,071 |
| 1970s | 23 | 531 | #1,027 |
| 1980s | 82 | 3,704 | #394 |
| 1990s | 33 | 5,503 | #427 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,609 | #650 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,917 | #1,118 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 601 | #1,973 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.8% of babies named Tyrell from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Tyrell is most popular
The index compares Tyrell's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tyrell.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3.29× | 679 |
| South Carolina | 2.61× | 495 |
| Florida | 2.05× | 1,005 |
| Louisiana | 1.90× | 463 |
| Virginia | 1.70× | 518 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Tyrell and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrell (this page) | 16,070 | 1992 |
| Tyrel | 3,426 | 1981 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tyrell's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tyrell.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tyrell (1992).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data