Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Tyreek 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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyreek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,377
- 2,377 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 182 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,377 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,377 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,637 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.
Tyreek’s family of names
Tyreek may belong to the same name family as TYREEKK. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tyreek
- Tyreek HillAmerican football player (born 1994)
- Tyreek MageeJamaican football playerborn 1999
- Tyreek DurenAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tyreek, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.