How Many People Are Named Tyson?
people named Tyson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,297 people in the US has this name
Based on 48,713 babies named Tyson in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,491 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which could be derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". Alternatively, it could be a variant of DYSON. A famous bearer of the surname was boxer Mike Tyson (1966-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Tyson, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tyson alive today is about 25 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 38 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tyson first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2009, to 1,491 babies. In 2025, 565 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tyson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #237, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #531.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #531 |
| Best rank | #237 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #296 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tyson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tyson were born in California than in any other state: about 3,881 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tyson was given 6.6 times as often in Utah, 5.7 times in Idaho and 3.7 times in Hawaii.
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