Tyra is a girl's name of English origin meaning “Thor.” In 2024 it was given to 33 girls in the United States.
Tyra belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Thor” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tyra first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #320 in 1998, and in 2024 33 babies received the name — 14,594 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tyra means “Thor” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tyra is a girl name. In 2024, 33 babies received the name in the US.
Tyra comes from the English & American tradition.
Tyra first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #320 in 1998, and 33 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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