US rank #2730 Boys' name Peak 2021 1,064 births

Tayson — #2730 US boys' name

1,064 babies named Tayson in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2730
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2021
Single peak year

68 babies were named Tayson in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayson

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,064 babies named Tayson between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayson currently holds the #2730 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 431 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 245 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Idaho and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayson in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayson 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 1,064 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.

Tayson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,064

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2021

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,730

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tayson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
68
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Tayson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
431 births that decade — 41% of Tayson's all-time total
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Tayson by state

Where Tayson concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tayson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
245 23.0%
#2 Idaho
65 6.1%
#3 Texas
28 2.6%
#4 Louisiana
23 2.2%
#5 California
7 0.7%
#6 Arizona
5 0.5%
#7 Colorado
5 0.5%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.5%
Utah share of Tayson's total US births 23.0%
Even split

245 of 1,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayson?
1,064 babies have been named Tayson since 1996. It currently ranks #2730 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 68 births.
When was Tayson most popular?
Tayson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 431 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Tayson most popular?
The top states for the name Tayson are Utah (245 births), Idaho (65 births), Texas (28 births).
How long has the name Tayson been used?
Tayson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tayson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayden, Tayler, Taylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.