US rank #5956 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,643 births

Tysen — #5956 US boys' name

1,643 babies named Tysen in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s1441990s1402000s6442010s5332020s133
#5956
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tysen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

93 babies were named Tysen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tysen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,643 babies named Tysen between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tysen currently holds the #5956 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 93 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tysen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 644 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tysen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Tysen in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tysen 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 1,643 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.

Tysen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,643

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2010

93 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,956

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tysen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
93
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198819811974 8

Tysen popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1975 (Tysen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19991975 5

Tysen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
644 births that decade — 39% of Tysen's all-time total
1970s491980s1441990s1402000s6442010s5332020s133

Tysen by state

Where Tysen concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tysen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
36 2.2%
#2 California
33 2.0%
#3 Minnesota
25 1.5%
#4 Illinois
23 1.4%
#5 Washington
22 1.3%
#6 Florida
20 1.2%
#7 Texas
19 1.2%
#8 Iowa
17 1.0%
Utah share of Tysen's total US births 2.2%
Even split

36 of 1,643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Tysen appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tysen?
1,643 babies have been named Tysen since 1974. It currently ranks #5956 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 93 births.
When was Tysen most popular?
Tysen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 644 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Tysen most popular?
The top states for the name Tysen are Utah (36 births), California (33 births), Minnesota (25 births).
How long has the name Tysen been used?
Tysen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tysen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyson, Tyshawn, Tyshaun, Tyshon, 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, 1974–2024 (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.