The first name Tyree
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Shortened from McIntyre.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tyree last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2003, with 13 births (#1,248).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tyree with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tyree at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 88 boys born in the United States were named Tyree, the 1,822nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 600 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Tirey
Famous people named Tyree
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Tyree WashingtonAmerican sprinter, born 1976
- Tyree GlennAmerican recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974)
- DJ DramaAmerican DJ, record executive and hype man (born 1978)
- Ricky DavisAmerican basketball player (born 1979)
- Codi Miller-McIntyreAmerican-Bulgarian basketball player, born 1994
- Jaden SpringerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
- Young ChopAmerican record producer and rapper from Illinois (1993-)
Questions
- What does the name Tyree mean?
- Shortened from McIntyre.
- How popular is the name Tyree?
- In 2024, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Tyree, ranking 5,119th. Its peak was 2003, with 13 births.
- Is Tyree a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 15,570 US babies named Tyree since 1880 were boys.
- When was Tyree most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 600 babies were named Tyree, its highest rank at 407th.
- What are other spellings of Tyree?
- Tirey.
- Is Tyree also a surname?
- Yes. Tyree is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.