Boys' name · since 1979
Dyson
1,583 babies named Dyson in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,583
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,583 babies have been named Dyson since 1979, making it today's #5098 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyson has been recorded 1,583 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #5098 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,098 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,583 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dyson ranks #3,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,098 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,583 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,098 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,583
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dyson's 1,583 recorded births place it above 91.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dyson compares
1,583 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dyson's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dyson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,583 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dyson's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dyson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dyson popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2010 (Dyson as girls' name)
Dyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (659 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Dyson's strongest decade.
659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
615 births
- 2010s
2010s
659 births
- 2020s 165
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 659 births (42% of all-time use).
How Dyson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dyson's total volume
Dyson by state
Where Dyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 98 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #7 | California | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 16 | 1.0% |
98 of 1,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Dyson appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dyson's data
- Dyson's decade-level peak was the 2010s (659 total births); usage has since declined to 165 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dysons (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dyson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.