Is Tyran a boy or girl name?

Tyran is a boy’s name. Of the 2,335 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.

Tyran

Recorded 1954–2025 · United States

Tyran was most popular in 2000, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,436 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,335 people named Tyran.

Tyran over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tyran’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tyran a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tyran is a boy’s name — 2.4% of the 2,335 Americans given it were girls and 97.6% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Tyran

Where Tyran is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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