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Tyrone

Tyrone: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“land of Eoghan”
Origin
Irish
Say it
ty-RONE · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Tyrone comes from the Irish place name Tír Eoghain, meaning 'land of Eoghan.' It is an anglicized county name later adopted as a given name.

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How popular is Tyrone?

202443.0 per million US babies
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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 Tyrone in 2024144

2024 rank#1,329 boys

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188080,012

Tyrone is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tyrone

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Tyronlord · Greek
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Tyrone questions

What does the name Tyrone mean?

Tyrone means "land of Eoghan". It comes from Irish. Tyrone comes from the Irish place name Tír Eoghain, meaning 'land of Eoghan.' It is an anglicized county name later adopted as a given name.

Is Tyrone a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Tyrone?

144 US babies were named Tyrone in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Tyrone?

Tyrone is usually pronounced ty-RONE.

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.