Tyree

Tyree: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
ty-REE · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

Usage is modern and the etymology is uncertain. It may be influenced by the place name Tyrie in Scotland or by modern name formations, but no single origin is firmly established. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Tyree?

202430.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Tyree in 2024101

2024 rank#1,660 boys

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 188015,482

Tyree is fading: recent use is about 60% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tyree

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kaisea; shell; forgiveness · Unknown
  • Arlouncertain · Unknown
  • Garyuncertain · Unknown
  • Coreyfrom the hollow · Unknown
  • Caspianof the Caspian Sea · Unknown
  • Kyrouncertain · Unknown
  • Brayanuncertain; usually treated as Brian variant · Unknown
  • Dakariuncertain · Unknown

Tyree questions

What does the name Tyree mean?

Tyree means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Usage is modern and the etymology is uncertain. It may be influenced by the place name Tyrie in Scotland or by modern name formations, but no single origin is firmly established.

Is Tyree a boy or girl name?

Tyree is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tyree?

101 US babies were named Tyree in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Tyree?

Tyree is usually pronounced ty-REE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.