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Tyrone

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Meaning

Land of Eoghan (the underlying Irish place name)

The given name comes from the place name Tyrone, whose Irish source Tír Eoghain refers to Eoghan’s land. This explains the underlying place name; it does not describe a bearer’s traits.

Origin

Irish

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English pronunciation

US /taɪˈɹoʊn/; RP /taɪˈɹəʊn/; US English example: TIE-rone

English personal-name readings. The separately marked county readings are excluded.

Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.

Published name usage

Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.

Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Boys5 · preliminary31532025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France2024Boys5 (rounded to 5)4277Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Boys92440Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland2004Boys3305Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2019Boys3701Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2013Boys6479Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States1996Girls513518Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States2025Boys1321388Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Meaning: Land of Eoghan (the underlying Irish place name)

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The given name comes from the place name Tyrone, whose Irish source Tír Eoghain refers to Eoghan’s land. This explains the underlying place name; it does not describe a bearer’s traits. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tyrone entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tyrone&oldid=91043415. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name and place-name derivation, separating literal place-name meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Name history: A given name transferred from the place name Tyrone

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The English personal-name entry explicitly documents the place-name transfer. The older licensed meaning-and-biography text is preserved as a review candidate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tyrone entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tyrone&oldid=91043415. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name and place-name derivation, separating literal place-name meaning from biography; no source audio or images reused.

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Nickname: Ty

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Only the explicitly listed Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson and Tyron relationships are approved; not every name beginning Ty is inferred.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Origin: Irish

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English pronunciation: US /taɪˈɹoʊn/; RP /taɪˈɹəʊn/; US English example: TIE-rone

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English personal-name readings. The separately marked county readings are excluded. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Tyrone entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Tyrone&oldid=91043415. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained the English IPA and regional labels, separating place-name and native-language readings; no source audio or images reused. Official-guide comparison: A documented US English reading for Tyrone Green in an official team pronunciation guide. Capital letters mark stress. This is a bearer-specific example; families and language traditions may use another reading. Credit: San Diego Chargers, official game notes dated October 18, 2010, pronunciation guide, PDF page 19. Source: https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/v1579207195/patriots/soaupsthxnixmaik8us6.pdf. License: original brief factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source copyright retained, no open license claimed (https://www.nfl.com/legal/terms). Adaptation: the short first-name cue is retained with explicit bearer and language context; no roster prose, source audio or page image reproduced. The guide capitalizes TIE, while the dictionary IPA marks stress before the second syllable; retain these source-specific notations rather than claiming identical stress.

Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.

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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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