Fun Facts About the Name Tyran
- More than 2 thousand babies named Tyran: U.S. records list 2,335 babies given the name Tyran from 1880 through 2025. Even 56 girls received the name Tyran - about 1 girl for every 41 boys.
What Does the Name Tyran Mean?
Tyran is an English-language given name usually explained as a variant of the Irish name Tyrone, which means "land of Eoghan." The Irish form is Tír Eoghain, made up of tír, "land" or "territory," and Eoghain, the genitive of the personal name Eoghan. The meaning of Eoghan is uncertain; it is sometimes glossed as "youth" or "born of the yew," but those explanations are traditional rather than firmly established.
A separate suggestion links Tyran to the English word tyrant, which comes from Greek tyrannos, originally a ruler who seized power without constitutional right. That derivation is not established for the given name and may be only a coincidence of spelling.
Tyran Name History & Origins
The parent name Tyrone comes from Tír Eoghain, a Gaelic kingdom in Ulster and the territory of the O'Neill family. In the 16th century the English crown created the title Earl of Tyrone, and the anglicized place-name later became the name of County Tyrone. Tyrone is also used as a given name in Ireland and in English-speaking countries with Irish connections.
Tyran is one of the English spellings that developed alongside Tyrone and Tyron. It is not the Irish form and does not come from a separate Gaelic source. The y spelling and the final -an mark it as an English adaptation. Because the name is uncommon, its records are sparse, and it is generally treated as a variant of Tyrone rather than as a name with its own independent history.
How Popular is the Name Tyran?
Tyran 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 2000. Its best rank was #1,078 in 1978.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #14,321 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #10,160 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #11,254 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #10,174 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #9,580 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #7,791 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #5,785 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #6,527 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,194 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,943 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,201 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,133 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #4,872 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,194 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #3,993 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #4,408 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #3,992 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #3,878 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,319 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #3,977 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #3,505 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #2,840 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #3,055 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2012 | #3,053 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #2,544 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2010 | #2,397 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2009 | #2,447 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2008 | #2,510 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #2,300 | 57 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #2,172 | 60 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #2,235 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #2,207 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #2,307 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #2,679 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #2,045 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2000 | #1,496 | 82 | 0.0042% |
| 1999 | #1,544 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 1998 | #1,474 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 1997 | #1,597 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 1996 | #1,512 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 1995 | #1,466 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 1994 | #1,641 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1993 | #2,207 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #1,544 | 58 | 0.0029% |
| 1991 | #2,013 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #2,161 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #1,991 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #2,193 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,391 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,221 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #1,968 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #2,156 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #2,013 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #1,993 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #2,334 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #2,439 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #1,750 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #1,078 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 1977 | #2,264 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #1,823 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #1,656 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1974 | #1,975 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,694 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1972 | #1,717 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #2,048 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #2,286 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #2,300 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,729 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,598 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #3,233 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #3,229 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,010 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,020 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,495 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,329 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,018 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #3,239 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,132 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #2,933 | 9 | 0.0004% |
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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