Given name & surname
Tyr
Tyr is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Tyr comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In mythological stories, Tyr is associated with an ancient god.
Tyr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 518
- 518 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 40
- #3,085 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +106%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,085 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 106.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 301 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tyr’s family of names
Tyr has a feminine form in Tyra. In English usage, Tyr as a surname has a related form in TEW.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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