Tyrion
Masculine
Tyrion is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 759 boys against 7 girls since 1880.
Tyrion was invented for a novel published in 1996 and given to one of the most-discussed characters in modern fantasy, a clever man in a world that despises him for his size. When the television adaptation arrived the name began appearing on American birth certificates, which is a very short journey from page to person.
How old is the name Tyrion?
Tyrion first appears in US birth records in 1997 — 28 years ago. The typical Tyrion is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Tyrion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tyrion most popular?
Tyrion peaked in 2015, reaching #2189 nationally. Today it ranks #5208, 3,019 places below that high. See the whole 2015 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Tyrion
Fiction has always supplied names, and the only new thing is the speed. Wendy came from a play in 1904, Vanessa from a poem in the seventeen-tens, Pamela from a romance in the fifteen-nineties; each took a generation or two to become ordinary. Tyrion went from a television broadcast to a birth certificate within a year or two, which says something about how naming works now. It also lands neatly inside the Ty- family that American English was already using, which is part of why it could be adopted so quickly.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The name was invented by a novelist and has no meaning in any language. It sits close to the Ty- family of American names and to the Greek Tyrion, an ancient place name, and neither connection was the author's intention as far as the record shows.
Pronouncing Tyrion
TEER-ee-un
Three syllables, stress in front. Some families say TY-ree-un with a long first vowel, and both are heard.
Nicknames for Tyrion
Moderate
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
- 1997
- Most boys named
- 201562 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2189reached in 2015
- Change vs 2024
- −21.7%18 in 2025, from 23
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.
Tyrion in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Tyrions among us
people named Tyrion are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 94,893 born in 2025 was named Tyrion
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Shant test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tyrion's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Shant climbed just as high around 1991, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Shant's path sketches the road Tyrion is walking now.
Tyrion sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Tyrion beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Tyrion in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- Ty comes free as a short form and is entirely familiar.
- It sits inside a large existing American name family, so it is easy to say.
- Its origin can be dated to a year, which very few names allow.
- Its source is one fictional character, and everyone who recognizes it will mention him.
- Two pronunciations circulate and the spelling settles neither.
- It has no meaning in any language, which some children find disappointing.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tyrions are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Tyrion are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tyrion in 2025?
- Tyrion ranks #5208 among US boy names in 2025, with 18 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Tyrion?
- About 1 in every 94,893 US boys born in 2025 was named Tyrion — 18 in all.
- Will my child share the name Tyrion with classmates?
- Tyrion will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Tyrion
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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