Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Tyson name popularity since 1925
48,599 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Tyson (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Tyson is about 22 years old in 2026. Tyson peaked in 2010 as the #238 name for boys, and it ranked #531 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,599
- Named Tyson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #531
- for boys in 2025 (565 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 318 girls · 48,281 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 9.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Tyson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Tyson births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Tyson peaked in 2010.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Tyson became 6.2× more common, from 1 in 16,700 baby boys to 1 in 2,680.
- Steepest fall: Between 1987 and 1992, its share of baby boys fell by 63%, from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 5,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Tyson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Tyson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Tyson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 42 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 48 | #2,705 |
| 1940s | 0 | 111 | #2,731 |
| 1950s | 0 | 174 | #1,644 |
| 1960s | 0 | 559 | #1,124 |
| 1970s | 96 | 5,397 | #298 |
| 1980s | 110 | 8,870 | #246 |
| 1990s | 31 | 5,138 | #471 |
| 2000s | 40 | 11,385 | #267 |
| 2010s | 36 | 11,916 | #315 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 4,641 | #531 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.2% of babies named Tyson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Tyson is most popular
The index compares Tyson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Tyson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 9.05× | 3,589 |
| Idaho | 6.65× | 1,233 |
| Hawaii | 3.72× | 542 |
| Montana | 3.13× | 427 |
| Oregon | 2.96× | 1,295 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Tyson and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Tyson (this page) | 48,281 | 2010 |
| Tysen | 1,668 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Tyson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Tyson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Tyson (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data