Recorded 1987–2007 Boys' name Peak 1996 154 births

Tysheem — boys' name

154 babies named Tysheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s852000s52
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Tysheem was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tysheem in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tysheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Tysheem between 1987 and 2007, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tysheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tysheem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tysheem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tysheem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tysheem 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 154 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.

Tysheem at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

154

Since 1987

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1987

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2007

Tysheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1987

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 2007200420011998199419911987 6

Tysheem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 55% of Tysheem's all-time total
1980s171990s852000s52

Tysheem by state

Where Tysheem concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tysheem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20 13.0%
New York share of Tysheem's total US births 13.0%

20 of 154 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tysheem?
154 babies have been named Tysheem since 1987. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 20 births.
When was Tysheem most popular?
Tysheem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Tysheem most popular?
The top states for the name Tysheem are New York (20 births).
How long has the name Tysheem been used?
Tysheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 21 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Tysheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tyson, Tyshawn, Tyshaun, Tysen, and 4 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, 1987–2007 (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.