Tyson
Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #531 for boys in 2025, 565 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2009 · 1,491 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 48,395since 1912
Tyson over time
Rank among boys' names. Tyson has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #531 | 565 | |
| 2024 | — | #457 | 684 | |
| 2023 | — | #394 | 809 | |
| 2022 | — | #392 | 815 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #352 | 927 |
| 2020 | — | #371 | 841 | |
| 2019 | — | #353 | 938 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #356 | 927 |
| 2017 | — | #321 | 1,064 | |
| 2016 | — | #331 | 1,048 | |
| 2015 | — | #315 | 1,132 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #283 | 1,277 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #269 | 1,321 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #264 | 1,353 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #251 | 1,384 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #238 | 1,472 |
| 2009 | — | #237 | 1,491 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #252 | 1,400 |
| 2007 | — | #269 | 1,270 | |
| 2006 | — | #277 | 1,247 | |
| 2005 | — | #267 | 1,238 | |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #285 | 1,116 |
| 2003 | — | #296 | 1,039 | |
| 2002 | — | #307 | 932 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #332 | 833 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #335 | 819 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #355 | 736 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #382 | 654 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #415 | 556 |
| 1996 | — | #444 | 505 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #471 | 465 |
| 1994 | — | #500 | 404 | |
| 1993 | — | #496 | 419 | |
| 1992 | — | #529 | 366 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #461 | 464 |
| 1990 | — | #407 | 569 | |
| 1989 | — | #343 | 669 | |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #251 | 937 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #246 | 934 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #240 | 959 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #245 | 935 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #239 | 925 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #253 | 830 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #256 | 861 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #245 | 908 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #244 | 912 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #263 | 802 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #250 | 812 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #262 | 755 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #278 | 680 |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | #298 | 638 |
| 1974 | #3,863 | 16 | #312 | 586 |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #366 | 440 |
| 1972 | — | #479 | 268 | |
| 1971 | — | #524 | 241 | |
| 1970 | — | #613 | 175 | |
| 1969 | — | #756 | 107 | |
| 1968 | — | #809 | 84 | |
| 1967 | — | #818 | 77 | |
| 1966 | — | #950 | 58 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,106 | 45 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,175 | 43 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,172 | 44 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,635 | 24 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,400 | 32 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,177 | 14 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,751 | 21 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,611 | 23 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,879 | 16 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,702 | 19 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,646 | 21 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,949 | 14 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,195 | 11 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,179 | 11 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,436 | 12 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,435 | 12 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,602 | 11 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,882 | 9 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,152 | 13 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Tyson! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1929, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Tyson is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#38 · 1 in 129
- Idaho#49 · 1 in 160
- Montana#71 · 1 in 259
- North Dakota#75 · 1 in 279
- Hawaii#75 · 1 in 321
Best ever in a state: #30 in Utah, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #38 | 123 | 1 in 129 |
| Idaho | #49 | 41 | 1 in 160 |
| Montana | #71 | 19 | 1 in 259 |
| Hawaii | #75 | 21 | 1 in 321 |
| North Dakota | #75 | 18 | 1 in 279 |
| Oregon | #85 | 42 | 1 in 422 |
| Vermont | #92 | 6 | 1 in 550 |
| South Dakota | #94 | 12 | 1 in 395 |
| Wyoming | #96 | 6 | 1 in 438 |
| Nebraska | #100 | 20 | 1 in 534 |
| Washington | #108 | 49 | 1 in 647 |
| Kansas | #109 | 29 | 1 in 570 |
| Alaska | #129 | 7 | 1 in 635 |
| New Mexico | #131 | 19 | 1 in 599 |
| Iowa | #132 | 20 | 1 in 885 |
| Colorado | #151 | 26 | 1 in 945 |
| New Hampshire | #155 | 5 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Oklahoma | #158 | 21 | 1 in 990 |
| West Virginia | #192 | 6 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Minnesota | #211 | 13 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Missouri | #214 | 20 | 1 in 1,787 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 9 | 1 in 2,654 |
| South Carolina | #258 | 12 | 1 in 1,786 |
| Arizona | #262 | 15 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Ohio | #262 | 26 | 1 in 2,934 |
| Indiana | #267 | 13 | 1 in 2,841 |
| Massachusetts | #267 | 13 | 1 in 3,138 |
| Pennsylvania | #287 | 23 | 1 in 3,374 |
| Arkansas | #291 | 6 | 1 in 2,493 |
| California | #322 | 91 | 1 in 2,624 |
| Tennessee | #343 | 9 | 1 in 3,581 |
| Illinois | #349 | 26 | 1 in 3,142 |
| Wisconsin | #351 | 7 | 1 in 4,629 |
| Georgia | #352 | 14 | 1 in 3,254 |
| Texas | #372 | 47 | 1 in 3,052 |
| North Carolina | #385 | 10 | 1 in 4,152 |
| Alabama | #387 | 7 | 1 in 3,617 |
| Michigan | #396 | 13 | 1 in 4,972 |
| Virginia | #415 | 8 | 1 in 4,928 |
| Florida | #435 | 18 | 1 in 4,418 |
| Louisiana | #505 | 7 | 1 in 4,595 |
| New Jersey | #562 | 6 | 1 in 8,319 |
| New York | #570 | 17 | 1 in 7,390 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tyson
- 74 spots since 2024 (#457 → #531)
- 160 spots since 2020 (#371 → #531)
- 216 spots since 2015 (#315 → #531)
- Biggest jump: 156 spots in 1966 (#1,106 → #950)
- Biggest drop: 92 spots in 1989 (#251 → #343)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2009 at #237 (1,491 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1966–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,303 boys born in 2010 were named Tyson (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,023 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #237 in 2009, was only 1 in 1,330 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.6% of all boys named Tyson (11,916) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 65 | #1,945 (1913) | #2,729 |
| 1920s | 91 | #2,240 (1922) | #2,819 |
| 1930s | 48 | #2,444 (1930) | #3,133 |
| 1940s | 111 | #1,646 (1947) | #2,214 |
| 1950s | 174 | #1,611 (1955) | #1,911 |
| 1960s | 559 | #756 (1969) | #1,097 |
| 1970s | 5,397 | #250 (1978) | #365 |
| 1980s | 8,870 | #239 (1984) | #256 |
| 1990s | 5,138 | #355 (1999) | #446 |
| 2000s | 11,385 | #237 (2009) | #286 |
| 2010s | 11,916 | #238 (2010) | #298 |
| 2020s | 4,641 | #352 (2021) | #416 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tyson in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 248,376 of them was named Tyson, which outranked 33.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,987Yumiko8
- #7,987Zaynab8
- #7,987Zully8
- #8,778Tyson7
- #8,778Aarti7
- #8,778Aasha7
- #8,778Abilene7
- #9,825Abbigayle6
- #9,825Abibail6
- #9,825Abiola6
Tied with 1,046 names at #8,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,999 of them was named Tyson, which outranked 97.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).