US rank #4117 Boys' name Peak 2012 1,564 births

Dyson — #4117 US boys' name

1,564 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.

1970s51980s121990s1272000s6152010s6592020s146
#4117
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dyson was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

96 babies were named Dyson in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dyson

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,564 babies named Dyson between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dyson currently holds the #4117 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 96 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dyson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 659 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dyson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Dyson in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dyson 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 1,564 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.

Dyson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,564

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2012

96 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,117

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dyson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
96
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419851979 5

Dyson popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2010 (Dyson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2010 5

Dyson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
659 births that decade — 42% of Dyson's all-time total
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Dyson by state

Where Dyson concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dyson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
98 6.3%
#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%
Texas share of Dyson's total US births 6.3%
Even split

98 of 1,564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Dyson appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dyson?
1,564 babies have been named Dyson since 1979. It currently ranks #4117 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 96 births.
When was Dyson most popular?
Dyson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 659 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Dyson most popular?
The top states for the name Dyson are Texas (98 births), Tennessee (35 births), Utah (35 births).
How long has the name Dyson been used?
Dyson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dyson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dyshawn, Dyshon, 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, 1979–2024 (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.