# Tyrese (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tyrese/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /taɪˈɹiːs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Tyreese, Tyrece, Tyreece, Tyrez, Tyreez |
| US babies named this | 9,131 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8,983 / 148 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,985, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a Blend of Tyrone + Reese or Maurice

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8 | 7,533 |
| 1980 | 10 | 6,769 |
| 1981 | 6 | 10,365 |
| 1982 | 8 | 8,193 |
| 1983 | 7 | 8,983 |
| 1985 | 7 | 9,265 |
| 1986 | 9 | 7,727 |
| 1990 | 9 | 9,208 |
| 1992 | 5 | 15,514 |
| 1993 | 5 | 15,689 |
| 1996 | 5 | 15,773 |
| 1998 | 8 | 11,088 |
| 1999 | 21 | 5,208 |
| 2000 | 12 | 8,513 |
| 2001 | 7 | 13,436 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 204 | 971 |
| 2012 | 183 | 1,049 |
| 2013 | 176 | 1,069 |
| 2014 | 138 | 1,292 |
| 2015 | 114 | 1,473 |
| 2016 | 118 | 1,465 |
| 2017 | 88 | 1,766 |
| 2018 | 59 | 2,299 |
| 2019 | 88 | 1,774 |
| 2020 | 65 | 2,165 |
| 2021 | 55 | 2,461 |
| 2022 | 62 | 2,322 |
| 2023 | 74 | 2,044 |
| 2024 | 61 | 2,342 |
| 2025 | 48 | 2,713 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | 2,701 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 84 | 449 |
| 2012 | 59 | 592 |
| 2013 | 70 | 524 |
| 2014 | 47 | 695 |
| 2015 | 42 | 765 |
| 2016 | 38 | 833 |
| 2017 | 32 | 943 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1,235 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,492 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,254 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Tyrese

- Tyrese Gibson, American singer and actor
- Tyrese Haliburton, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Tyrese Maxey, American basketball player (born 2000)
- Tyrese Noslin, Dutch-Curaçaoan footballer (born 2002)
- Tyrese Campbell, English association football player (born 1999)
- Tyrese Proctor, Australian basketball player (born 2004)
- Tyrese Martin, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Jalen Johnson, American basketball player (born December 2001)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.