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Tyron

Pronounced T AY1 R AA1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1990
  • 87 years in use
  • 4 spellings
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How popular is Tyron?

Tyron is a boys' name, and first appears in 1938. It has been given to 9,139 children — the 1,140th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 214 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Tyronne, Tyreon, Taeron and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

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1990Boys: 214Girls: 0

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Tyron and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Tyronne
  • Tyreon
  • Taeron
  • Tairon

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T AY1 R AA1 N · T AY1 R AO1 N · T EY1 R AA1 N
Stress pattern:
11 · 11 · 11
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Tyron

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Tyron

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tyron?
Tyron ranks 1,140th among boys' names in US records, with 9,139 births since 1938. Over the past decade it accounts for 525.
Is Tyron a unisex name?
No. Tyron is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tyron most popular?
1990, when 214 children were given the name. It has been in use for 87 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Tyron spelled?
Tyronne, Tyreon, Taeron, Tairon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.