Boys' name · since 1973
Tyshon
Tyshon has 1,411 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,922 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,411
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,411 babies have been named Tyshon since 1973, making it today's #9922 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyshon has been recorded 1,411 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #9922 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,922 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,411 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyshon ranks #4,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,922 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,411 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,922 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,411
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tyshon's 1,411 recorded births place it above 90.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Tyshon compares
1,411 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tyshon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyshon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,411 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tyshon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tyshon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Tyshon popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1976 (Tyshon as girls' name)
Tyshon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (446 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Tyshon's strongest decade.
446 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Tyshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 78
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
412 births
- 2000s
2000s
446 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 446 births (32% of all-time use).
How Tyshon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tyshon's total volume
Tyshon by state
Where Tyshon concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 147 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 68 | 4.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 64 | 4.5% |
| #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% |
147 of 1,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Tyshon appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyshon's data
- Tyshon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (446 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Tyshons (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tyshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tyshon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.