Tyra
A girls’ name of Old Norse origin, meaning goddess of war; a form of Tyr or Tiara.
Tyra by the numbers
Tyra was given to 65 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 943 babies in 1998, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Tiara
Like Tyra, each of these traces back to Tiara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tyra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Tyra
Names that are said the same way as Tyra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Tyrah7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Tyra, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Tyra, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rydermounted warrior, cavalry soldier3,324 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matildamighty in battle1,449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sloanewarrior, raider; from Sloan1,405 in the US (2017)
- Maeveshe who intoxicates; a warrior queen1,330 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Tyra
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