Given name
Tyreese
“one who is combative”
Tyreese is a variant of Tyreece. One American interpretation is “one who is combative.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyreese is a variant of Tyreece. One American interpretation is “one who is combative.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyreese is a variant of Tyreece. An origin associated with Tyreece is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyreese through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,022
- 1,973 boys · 49 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 175 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,639 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,639 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 169 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,436 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.
Tyreese’s family of names
In English usage, Tyreese has a related form in Tyrese. In English usage, Tyreese has a related form in Tyrese. In English usage, Tyreese has a related form in Tyrece.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tyreese
Characters named Tyreese: Tyreese (Walking Dead character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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