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Tyrone

“Land of Eoghan (Owen); from an Irish placename” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #1388 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Tyrone has appeared in US records since 1914 — best rank #132 (1970) · 79,437 babies named Tyrone all-time · 1 in 13,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Tyrones

• Tyrone Power — American actor (1914-1958)
• Tyrone Mings — English association football player
• Tyrone Mears — English association football player
• Tyrone Spong — Surinamese martial artist
• Tyrone Corbin — American basketball player/coach

In stories & tradition

• Tyrone Dobbs — Coronation Street
• Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen (Marvel Cinematic Universe) — character
• Tyrone Cash — comics character

What Tyrones become

Among 429 notable people named Tyrone:

Athletes appear 3.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tyrone Mings, English association football player.

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