Pronunciation
Ty-roan
Meaning
Land of Eoghan
Alternate spellings
Tír Eoghain (place-name form)
Fun fact
Tyrone comes from the Irish county name Tír Eoghain, meaning land of Eoghan. So this isn’t just a place-inspired choice, there’s another Irish given name tucked inside it!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Tyrone, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
Less than 3 babies were registered with this spelling in each of these years.
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2020 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2019 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2018 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2017 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2016 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2015 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2014 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2010 | 3 | #720 |
| 2009 | 5 | #532 |
| 2008 | 6 | #472 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 6 | #351 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 |
| 2002 | 7 | #292 |
| 2001 | 13 | #201 |
| 2000 | 10 | #214 |
| 1999 | 17 | #169 |
| 1998 | 10 | #203 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | 7 | #241 |
| 1994 | 9 | #208 |
| 1993 | 4 | #302 |
| 1992 | 4 | #298 |
| 1991 | 4 | #288 |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | 5 | #250 |
| 1984 | 6 | #234 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | 7 | #231 |
| 1977 | 3 | #333 |
| 1976 | 3 | #316 |
| 1975 | 5 | #265 |
| 1974 | 4 | #288 |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.