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Tyson

Boy

Meaning of Tyson: Old French: 'firebrand'

Tyson is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 543rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#543

565 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

48,713

First recorded 1912 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 922 babies1982: 875 babies1983: 842 babies1984: 935 babies1985: 945 babies1986: 972 babies1987: 941 babies1988: 951 babies1989: 669 babies1990: 569 babies19901991: 469 babies1992: 366 babies1993: 419 babies1994: 404 babies1995: 470 babies1996: 505 babies1997: 563 babies1998: 660 babies1999: 744 babies2000: 829 babies20002001: 840 babies2002: 932 babies2003: 1,039 babies2004: 1,133 babies2005: 1,238 babies2006: 1,247 babies2007: 1,270 babies2008: 1,406 babies2009: 1,491 babies2010: 1,478 babies20102011: 1,389 babies2012: 1,358 babies2013: 1,331 babies2014: 1,282 babies2015: 1,132 babies2016: 1,048 babies2017: 1,064 babies2018: 932 babies2019: 938 babies2020: 841 babies20202021: 932 babies2022: 815 babies2023: 809 babies2024: 684 babies2025: 565 babies
US babies named Tyson per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,491.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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