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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.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#4,530
Births that year69
Total since 1880518
Given to100% boys
Alive today~513
Median age5
OriginIndo-European
Meaning“god”

Tyr over time

18802025
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.

How old is the name Tyr?

Tyr first appears in Social Security Administration records in 2002, which makes it about 23 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 23 of the 24 years since.

How many people are named Tyr?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 518 American births named Tyr between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 513 are estimated to be alive today.

How many babies were named Tyr in 2025?

40 American babies were named Tyr in 2025, ranking #6,507 that year.

Is Tyr getting more or less popular?

Tyr is rising. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 52 births a year, against 12 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of +337% over the decade.

Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.

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.

How old is someone named Tyr?

Roughly 513 Americans named Tyr are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 5 years old, and half are between 3 and 10. That is a narrow band because Tyr is a young name — it only became common recently, so almost everyone carrying it is still a child or a young adult.

An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.

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