as a First Name
From the name of a county in Northern Ireland and a city in Pennsylvania. Its use as a given name seems to be due to the influence of the two film actors (father and son) called Tyrone Power, especially the younger one (1913–58).
| 734th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 47,810
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 73,971
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Tyrone per capita
- 1970
- marked the height of its popularity
0.02%
99.98%
16%
55+
55+
56%
30-54
30-54
17%
13-29
13-29
10%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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