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Tyrell: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“to pull”
Origin
French
Say it
ty-REL · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually from the surname Tyrrell/Terrell, derived from Old French tirer, though surname histories are complex. As a given name, it is chiefly transferred from the surname.

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How popular is Tyrell?

202429.0 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 Tyrell in 202498

2024 rank#1,699 boys

Peak year1992

Total US babies since 188016,132

Tyrell is fading: recent use is about 51% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tyrell

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Tyrell questions

What does the name Tyrell mean?

Tyrell means "to pull". It comes from French. Usually from the surname Tyrrell/Terrell, derived from Old French tirer, though surname histories are complex. As a given name, it is chiefly transferred from the surname.

Is Tyrell a boy or girl name?

Tyrell is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tyrell?

98 US babies were named Tyrell in 2024. Its peak year was 1992.

How do you pronounce Tyrell?

Tyrell is usually pronounced ty-REL.

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.