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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Tyson has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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First appearance
1912
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#65 · 1 in 196
- Utah#77 · 1 in 287
- Montana#83 · 1 in 250
- Idaho#106 · 1 in 381
- Wyoming#107 · 1 in 295
Best ever in a state: #30 in Utah, 1989.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #65 | 21 | 1 in 196 |
| Utah | #77 | 80 | 1 in 287 |
| Montana | #83 | 16 | 1 in 250 |
| Idaho | #106 | 23 | 1 in 381 |
| Wyoming | #107 | 7 | 1 in 295 |
| Nebraska | #117 | 25 | 1 in 415 |
| Oregon | #132 | 39 | 1 in 495 |
| North Dakota | #135 | 8 | 1 in 416 |
| West Virginia | #143 | 14 | 1 in 613 |
| Missouri | #146 | 56 | 1 in 598 |
| Washington | #151 | 58 | 1 in 637 |
| Iowa | #159 | 26 | 1 in 609 |
| Kansas | #161 | 27 | 1 in 620 |
| Alabama | #166 | 33 | 1 in 732 |
| Oklahoma | #167 | 34 | 1 in 631 |
| Maine | #177 | 7 | 1 in 718 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 7 | 1 in 658 |
| Maryland | #185 | 32 | 1 in 899 |
| Virginia | #191 | 45 | 1 in 937 |
| Georgia | #192 | 63 | 1 in 937 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 25 | 1 in 937 |
| Minnesota | #198 | 32 | 1 in 913 |
| Alaska | #203 | 5 | 1 in 695 |
| Ohio | #203 | 61 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Nevada | #204 | 18 | 1 in 797 |
| Indiana | #207 | 40 | 1 in 935 |
| New Hampshire | #209 | 5 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Mississippi | #212 | 15 | 1 in 994 |
| Arkansas | #214 | 17 | 1 in 884 |
| Wisconsin | #218 | 28 | 1 in 1,025 |
| North Carolina | #231 | 44 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Florida | #235 | 74 | 1 in 1,288 |
| South Carolina | #244 | 18 | 1 in 1,206 |
| Connecticut | #253 | 11 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Louisiana | #263 | 20 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Arizona | #265 | 33 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Tennessee | #269 | 25 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Colorado | #282 | 22 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Illinois | #284 | 45 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Pennsylvania | #297 | 33 | 1 in 1,882 |
| New Mexico | #315 | 7 | 1 in 1,514 |
| California | #320 | 117 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Texas | #322 | 102 | 1 in 1,828 |
| Michigan | #329 | 26 | 1 in 1,898 |
| New Jersey | #477 | 14 | 1 in 3,187 |
| Massachusetts | #489 | 8 | 1 in 3,882 |
| New York | #761 | 18 | 1 in 5,984 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
97 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2009 at #237 (1,491 births)
- Births halved by 2024, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1966–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,303
- 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 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 2009
boys
#237
1,491 births · 1 in 1,330 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,330 of them was named Tyson, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Tyson
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.