Fun Facts About the Name Tirso
- 264 babies named Tirso: U.S. records list 264 babies given the name Tirso from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tirso Mean?
Tirso is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine name, from Greek Thyrsos (Latin Thyrsus), which comes from the Greek word θύρσος (thyrsos), the ivy-wrapped staff carried by Dionysus and his followers. Its literal sense is the thyrsus itself: a ritual staff often made from a stalk of giant fennel and topped with a pine cone. It is not a compound name with a phrase meaning. The deeper origin of the Greek word is uncertain, but its use for the Dionysian staff is clear. In Christian usage the name was borne by Saint Thyrsus, and Spanish Tirso developed from the Latin form.
Tirso Name History & Origins
The name passed into Spanish from Latin Thyrsus, which had been borrowed from Greek θύρσος. The Greek name was taken up by early Christians, among them a martyr venerated as San Tirso in Spain. Churches dedicated to San Tirso, including the pre-Romanesque church of San Tirso in Oviedo, show the saint's place in medieval Spanish religion.
The Spanish form Tirso reflects the usual adaptation of Latin Thyrsus: th becomes t, y becomes i, and the Latin ending -us becomes -o. The name is familiar in Spanish literature from Tirso de Molina, the pen name of the 17th-century playwright Gabriel Téllez; El burlador de Sevilla, an early treatment of the Don Juan story, is traditionally attributed to him. This literary association is later than the name's religious and linguistic development.
How Popular is the Name Tirso?
Tirso has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #3,017 in 1958.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,700 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #9,651 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,858 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,664 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #13,849 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,151 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,073 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #10,861 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,784 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,108 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #11,335 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,049 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,155 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,380 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,219 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #10,410 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,727 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #8,705 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #7,210 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,038 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,861 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,367 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #4,928 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,107 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,574 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,190 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,679 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #4,138 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #4,389 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,407 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #3,594 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #5,592 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,650 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,498 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,017 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,850 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,634 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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