Recorded 1978–2014 Boys' name Peak 2007 102 births

Dyshon — boys' name

102 babies named Dyshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s111990s392000s422010s5
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dyshon was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dyshon in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Dyshon between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dyshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dyshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyshon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dyshon at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

102

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Dyshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 201420072003200019971994199019861978 5

Dyshon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 41% of Dyshon's all-time total
1970s51980s111990s392000s422010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyshon?
102 babies have been named Dyshon since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Dyshon most popular?
Dyshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Dyshon been used?
Dyshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Dyshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyson, Dyshawn, Dysen, Dyshaun, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.