US rank #4926 Boys' name Peak 2000 1,404 births

Tyshon — #4926 US boys' name

1,404 babies named Tyshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s1831990s4122000s4462010s2122020s73
#4926
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Tyshon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

55 babies were named Tyshon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tyshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,404 babies named Tyshon between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tyshon currently holds the #4926 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tyshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 446 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tyshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Tyshon in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tyshon 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 1,404 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.

Tyshon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,404

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2000

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,926

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tyshon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
55
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219751973 11

Tyshon popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1976 (Tyshon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19951976 6

Tyshon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
446 births that decade — 32% of Tyshon's all-time total
1970s781980s1831990s4122000s4462010s2122020s73

Tyshon by state

Where Tyshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tyshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
147 10.5%
#2 New York
68 4.8%
#3 North Carolina
64 4.6%
#4 Illinois
42 3.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
22 1.6%
#6 Georgia
17 1.2%
#7 South Carolina
17 1.2%
#8 Ohio
10 0.7%
New Jersey share of Tyshon's total US births 10.5%
Even split

147 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Tyshon appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tyshon?
1,404 babies have been named Tyshon since 1973. It currently ranks #4926 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 55 births.
When was Tyshon most popular?
Tyshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 446 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Tyshon most popular?
The top states for the name Tyshon are New Jersey (147 births), New York (68 births), North Carolina (64 births).
How long has the name Tyshon been used?
Tyshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tyshon?
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.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.