Given name & surname
Tyree
“one who is courteous”
Tyree is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is courteous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is courteous.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyree through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,570
- 14,835 boys · 735 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 617 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #1,822 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,822 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 600 in 1998. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,621 as a first name in 2020; 8,997 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.
Tyree’s family of names
Tyree has a related form in Tyrie. Tyree has a related form in Tyrae. Tyree has a related form in Tyrea.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tyree
- DJ DramaAmerican DJ, record executive and hype man (born 1978)
- Tyree WashingtonAmerican sprinterborn 1976
- Ricky DavisAmerican basketball player (born 1979)
- Tyree GlennAmerican recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974)
- Young ChopAmerican record producer and rapper from Illinois (1993-)
- Tyree H. BellConfederate States Army brigadier general (1815–1902)
- Tyree ApplebyAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
- Tyree WilsonAmerican football player (born 2000)
- Tyree CooperAmerican disc jockey and musicianborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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