How Many People Are Named Tyra Banks?

There are approximately 5 people named Tyra Banks living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tyra with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Banks. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Tyra

Last Name

Banks

Tyra: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tyra. The peak year was 1998 with 943 births. The average person named Tyra today is 34 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Tyra

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Tyra in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Tyra rose or fell over time.

White

23.30%

Black

58.63%

Hispanic

5.69%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.39%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.46%

Two or More Races

7.53%

Ancestry of the Banks Surname

The surname Banks was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Banks in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

37.46%

Black

52.57%

Hispanic

3.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.50%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.38%

Two or More Races

5.66%

How we calculated this

The first name "Tyra" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Banks" appears at a rate of 34.68 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Tyra are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Tyra

Tyra Smith Tyra Johnson Tyra Williams Tyra Jones Tyra Brown Tyra Garcia

Other people with the surname Banks

Michael Banks James Banks John Banks David Banks Robert Banks William Banks Elizabeth Banks Justin Banks

Tyra Banks: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Tyra Banks?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Tyra Banks are alive in the United States today. The first name Tyra is shared by 13,810 Americans, and the surname Banks is shared by 118,867.

How rare is the name Tyra Banks?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Tyra is uncommon and the surname Banks is common.

Is Tyra a male or female name?

Tyra is predominantly female, with 1.0% of bearers being male and 99.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1998 and the average bearer today is 34 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Tyra?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Tyra was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (58.63%). The next largest recorded groups were White (23.30%) and Two or More Races (7.53%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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