Given name & surname
Tyron
“from Owen's land”
Tyron is a variant of Tyrone. One interpretation is “from Owen's land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tyron is a variant of Tyrone. One interpretation is “from Owen's land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tyron is a form of Tyrone. Tyrone comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tyron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,686
- 7,670 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 202 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,506 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,506 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 202 in 1990. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,680 as a first name in 2020; 131 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.
Tyron’s family of names
In English usage, Tyron has a diminutive in Ty. Tyron has a related form in Tyrone.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Tyron
- Tyron WoodleyAmerican mixed martial artist (born 1982)
- Tyron Zeugeboxerborn 1992
- Tyron SmithAmerican football player (born 1990)
- Tyron LeitsoCanadian actorborn 1976
- Tyron AkinsNigerian hurdler of American descentborn 1986
- Tyron MontgomeryGerman film directorborn 1967
- Buddah BlessAmerican record producer, songwriter, and rapperborn 1992
- Tyron OwusuSwiss professional footballerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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