Given name
Tyrique
Tyrique is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a defender of the people ureegesrek, tyreauestyrek,yreek lyreake, lyng, -yreeq, -yreag, lyreg, lyrequ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a defender of the people ureegesrek, tyreauestyrek,yreek lyreake, lyng, -yreeq, -yreag, lyreg, lyrequ.”
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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyrique through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,919
- 1,919 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 212 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,848 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,848 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 212 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,446 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.
Tyrique’s family of names
Tyrique may belong to the same name family as TYRRIQUE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tyrique
- Tyrique GeorgeEnglish footballer (born 2006)
- Tyrique JonesAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Tyrique MerceraCuraçaoan footballerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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