US rank #4758 Boys' name Peak 2006 1,968 births

Tyshaun — #4758 US boys' name

1,968 babies named Tyshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s1471990s4462000s8372010s4112020s107
#4758
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tyshaun was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

109 babies were named Tyshaun in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,968 babies named Tyshaun between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyshaun currently holds the #4758 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 837 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tyshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 168 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyshaun in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyshaun 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 1,968 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.

Tyshaun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,968

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2006

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,758

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyshaun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
109
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Tyshaun popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1995 (Tyshaun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1995 5

Tyshaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
837 births that decade — 43% of Tyshaun's all-time total
1970s201980s1471990s4462000s8372010s4112020s107

Tyshaun by state

Where Tyshaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tyshaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
168 8.5%
#2 Illinois
135 6.9%
#3 North Carolina
119 6.0%
#4 Virginia
92 4.7%
#5 Georgia
53 2.7%
#6 South Carolina
53 2.7%
#7 New Jersey
39 2.0%
#8 Florida
35 1.8%
New York share of Tyshaun's total US births 8.5%
Even split

168 of 1,968 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Tyshaun appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyshaun?
1,968 babies have been named Tyshaun since 1977. It currently ranks #4758 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 109 births.
When was Tyshaun most popular?
Tyshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 837 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tyshaun most popular?
The top states for the name Tyshaun are New York (168 births), Illinois (135 births), North Carolina (119 births).
How long has the name Tyshaun been used?
Tyshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyshaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyson, Tyshawn, Tysen, 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, 1977–2024 (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.