Tyra
Scandinavian name from Old Norse Thyri, a form generally connected with the god Thor. It appears in Danish royal history in the shape Thyra.
Tyra in 2025
Tyra was given to 32 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,716th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 103,604 babies born.
The history of Tyra
Tyra reached its highest point in 1998, when 943 babies were given the name, ranking 617th that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 14,769 babies have been named Tyra. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Tyra by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tyra | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 | 5,993 |
| 1920s | 12 | 7,118 |
| 1930s | 13 | 6,136 |
| 1940s | 147 | 3,077 |
| 1950s | 374 | 2,295 |
| 1960s | 1,129 | 1,080 |
| 1970s | 2,264 | 1,012 |
| 1980s | 1,535 | 1,405 |
| 1990s | 4,660 | 617 |
| 2000s | 3,688 | 841 |
| 2010s | 714 | 3,393 |
| 2020s | 213 | 5,728 |
Where Tyra is heading
Tyra has fallen 52% over the past decade, from 66 babies in 2015 to 32 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1998 peak — Tyra is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Tyra
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tyra.