Tyr
Boy · TEER · Old Norse
Tyr is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “god”. In 2025 it ranked 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Tyr mean?
Old Norse: name of the Norse god Tyr
“god”
Tyr is the one-handed Norse god of war and law; Tuesday is named after his Old English counterpart, Tiw.
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Is Tyr a girl's or a boy's name?
Tyr is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tyr in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 5 boys.
Tyr in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 2 | #6,127 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Tyr in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Tyr, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 69 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
2025 had fewer boys named Tyr than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Tyr in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tyr in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,112 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
Names like Tyr
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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