Tyrah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TY-ra
- Origin
- Old Norse
Tyrah is a girls' name of Old Norse origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tyrah mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Tyra; Scandinavian form of Thyra
Queen Thyra, wife of Gorm the Old, is commemorated on the 10th-century Jelling runestones in Denmark.
Meaning borrowed from Tyra. More on Wiktionary.
Is Tyrah a girl's or a boy's name?
Tyrah is a girls' name.
How popular is Tyrah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 girls.
Tyrah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Tyrah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 63 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Tyrah in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tyrah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 31 | #4,575 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 40 | #3,528 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 35 | #3,506 |
| 1998 | 50 | #2,688 |
| 1997 | 33 | #3,445 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,105 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
Names like Tyrah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah Keira Niamh Eden Kiara Caoimhe Eilidh Teagan Clodagh Caragh Cassidy Caitlin
Names related to Tyrah
More Old Norse names
Freya Ronnie Ralph Eric Astrid Colby Rafe Odin Ralphie Erik Freyja Erick Bo Ronald Bjorn Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tyrah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tyrah, updated 20 October 2026.