Tyree is usually traced to the Scottish surname Tyrie and to the Hebridean island of Tiree, whose Gaelic name is often explained as "land of corn", though as an American first name it has lived its own life since the 1970s, when Ty- names became popular in African American families. Tyree ranked number 492 in 2000, its best year in the data, had slipped to number 1010 by 2015 and ranks 1822 in 2025 after leaving the top 1000.