Tyree
Feminine
Tyree is given to both — 735 girls and 14,835 boys since 1880. See Tyree as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Tyree is recorded for boys and girls alike and has three plausible sources. One of them is an island off the west coast of Scotland with more sunshine than anywhere else in Britain and almost no shelter from anything.
How old is the name Tyree?
Tyree first appears in US birth records in 1928 — 97 years ago. The typical Tyree alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 700 people named Tyree are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tyree most popular?
Tyree peaked in 1977, reaching #2715 nationally. See the whole 1977 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tyree
Tiree is almost flat: the highest point is a low hill and most of the island is machair, the fertile shell-sand grassland of the Atlantic coast. Because there is nothing to cast a shadow and nothing to hold cloud, it records more hours of sunshine in May and June than any other weather station in the United Kingdom, and it is also one of the windiest places in Europe, which is why the houses are low and the trees are absent. It fed the region for centuries and was known as the granary of the isles. It now hosts a wave-sailing championship, for reasons that follow directly from the wind.
Meaningnot established
Not established
An Irish surname, the Hebridean island and an American build have all been proposed and none is documented. The record holds the spelling for both sexes and explains neither.
Pronouncing Tyree
TY-ree
Two syllables with the stress in front. ty-REE, with the weight on the second, is also heard.
Nicknames for Tyree
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1928
- Most girls named
- 199336 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2715reached in 1977
- Change vs 2008
- −25.0%6 in 2011, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tyrees among us
people named Tyree are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tyree sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Ty comes off the front as a short form and works for a child of either sex.
- It is read correctly at first sight and rarely needs spelling twice.
- It is recorded for boys and for girls, so it leaves a question open rather than closing it.
- Two stress patterns are in circulation and the spelling settles neither.
- Tyrie, Tyrese and Tiree are all in the record and will be confused with it.
- No origin is documented, so the meaning question has three candidates and no answer.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tyrees are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Tyree are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tyree in 2025?
- Tyree is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Tyree with classmates?
- Tyree will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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