Fun Facts About the Name Tyrion
- 766 babies named Tyrion: U.S. records list 766 babies given the name Tyrion from 1880 through 2025. Even 7 girls received the name Tyrion - about 1 girl for every 108 boys.
What Does the Name Tyrion Mean?
Tyrion has no securely documented origin or meaning among the traditional personal names of Europe, so its etymology is normally described as uncertain. Its ending resembles the -ion found in Greek names such as Orion and Amphion, but a shared ending alone does not show a Greek source. Its opening syllable resembles Týr, the Old Norse name of the god of war and law, yet a resemblance in sound is not evidence of descent, and no attested derivation connects the two. Because neither element can be traced to a confirmed parent word, no literal translation of Tyrion can be given with confidence.
Tyrion Name History & Origins
Tyrion is chiefly known as the name of Tyrion Lannister in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, beginning with A Game of Thrones (1996), and in the television adaptation Game of Thrones. That literary association stands apart from the older Germanic and Norse naming material the name superficially recalls: the god's name was Týr, and Norse personal names formed from it, such as Týrviðr, have a different shape and ending from Tyrion. The name therefore has no well-documented development through the medieval languages whose forms it partly echoes.
How Popular is the Name Tyrion?
Tyrion 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 2015. Its best rank was #2,210 in 2015.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #12,370 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,373 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,541 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #4,328 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #3,979 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #3,350 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #3,487 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #2,390 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2018 | #2,323 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 2017 | #2,381 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #2,303 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 2015 | #2,210 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2014 | #2,253 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 2013 | #2,711 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #4,847 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,182 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #7,551 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #5,539 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,748 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,243 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,881 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,856 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,470 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,535 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #5,380 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,906 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #6,289 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,841 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #11,223 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,729 | 5 | 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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How the Name Tyrion Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You like to control everyone within your influence, to shape things to your own liking. If positive, you develop high spirituality, as you have a God's protection. You are sensitive, affectionate, imaginative and cooperative, spiritually aware and prone to self-sacrifice. You can keep secrets and are a good diplomat. You may have healing and psychic powers. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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