Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tyre isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,169
- 2,119 boys · 50 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,155 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,155 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 98 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,534 as a first name in 2020; 2,351 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tyre’s family of names
Tyre may belong to the same name family as TYRRE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Tyre, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ty
“from Owen's land” · “tiler of roofs”
99% boys · 1% girls
Stone
“as solid as a stone”
94% boys · 6% girls
Trey
“the third-born child”
>99% boys
Tanner
“one who tans hides” · “one who makes leather”
95% boys · 5% girls
Blaine
“a saint's servant” · “a thin woman”
92% boys · 8% girls
Tyler
“tiler of roofs” · “a tiler of roofs”
95% boys · 5% girls
Bryce
Bryce is a masculine given name from Celtic.
96% boys · 4% girls
Gage
“of the pledge”
>99% boys