Tyrell is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tyrell means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tyrell across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tyrell has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tyrell is a boy name of Old French origin meaning “stubborn, or puller”. A Norman surname used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,215 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,139 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tyrell per year, United States (1947 to 2025). United States peaked in 1992 (677/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (69/yr).
Tyrell has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1992, when it ranked #736 nationally (given to 677 babies that year).
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