Is Tyr a boy or girl name?

Tyr is a boy’s name. Of the 518 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Tyr

Recorded 2002–2025 · United States

Tyr was most popular in 2023, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,530 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 518 people named Tyr.

Tyr over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tyr’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tyr a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tyr is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 518 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org