Tyra
Meaning and origin
A Latinized form of Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) and a second element of debated meaning.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Tyra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Tyra has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 2000 | 44 |
| 2001 | 87 |
| 2002 | 106 |
| 2003 | 181 |
| 2004 | 192 |
| 2005 | 277 |
| 2006 | 338 |
| 2007 | 308 |
| 2008 | 316 |
| 2009 | 303 |
| 2010 | 382 |
| 2011 | 303 |
| 2012 | 333 |
| 2013 | 291 |
| 2014 | 302 |
| 2015 | 272 |
| 2016 | 252 |
| 2017 | 214 |
| 2018 | 239 |
| 2019 | 185 |
| 2020 | 207 |
| 2021 | 231 |
| 2022 | 206 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,720 |
| 2000 | 3,534 |
| 2001 | 3,391 |
| 2002 | 3,259 |
| 2003 | 3,227 |
| 2004 | 3,228 |
| 2005 | 3,314 |
| 2006 | 3,491 |
| 2007 | 3,655 |
| 2008 | 3,846 |
| 2009 | 4,027 |
| 2010 | 4,277 |
| 2011 | 4,468 |
| 2012 | 4,704 |
| 2013 | 4,871 |
| 2014 | 5,086 |
| 2015 | 5,263 |
| 2016 | 5,428 |
| 2017 | 5,562 |
| 2018 | 5,706 |
| 2019 | 5,835 |
| 2020 | 5,976 |
Tyra in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tyra.Hi! My name is Tyra.
- Tyra bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Tyra lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Tyra har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Tyra has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Tyras mamma är lärare.Tyra's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tyras mamma is Tyra's mum.
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Questions about Tyra
How do you pronounce Tyra in Swedish?
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What does the name Tyra mean?
A Latinized form of Old Danish Thyrvi, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) and a second element of debated meaning.
How popular is Tyra in Sweden?
206 babies were named Tyra in 2022. In 2020, 5,976 people in Sweden had Tyra as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.