50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage African American Pronounced Pron. TIE-ree(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From a Scottish surname, a variant of McIntyre. It has been well-used as an African-American name, especially since the 1970s, probably inspired by other similar-sounding names such as Tyrone. PopularityDetails Last ranked #996 in 2014 United States Categories artists, black history, civil rights, footballers, How to Train Your Dragon characters