Tyrone comes from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, whose Irish name Tír Eoghain means "land of Eoghan", after a legendary king. The actor Tyrone Power carried the name into Hollywood, and from the 1960s on it became especially popular in African American families. In the United States Tyrone ranked number 410 in 2000 and has declined since, leaving the top 1000 in 2016 and standing at number 1392 in 2025.