Boys' name · since 1912
Tyson
48,395 babies named Tyson in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #531 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,395
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tyson is the #531 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 48,395 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyson has been recorded 48,395 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #531 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #531 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 48,395 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tyson ranks #522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #531 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 48,395 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #531 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,395
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tyson's 48,395 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tyson compares
48,395 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Tyson's all-time total is 131x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tyson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48,395 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,491 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tyson splits its recorded history at 1971: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,491 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tyson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,491
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Tyson popularity over time - girls
318 total births recorded since 1973 (Tyson as girls' name)
Tyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,916 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Tyson's strongest decade.
11,916 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s 91
1920s
91 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 111
1940s
111 births
- 1950s 174
1950s
174 births
- 1960s 559
1960s
559 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,397 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,870 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,138 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,385 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,916 births
- 2020s 4,641
2020s
4,641 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,916 births (25% of all-time use).
How Tyson 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 Tyson's total volume
Tyson by state
Where Tyson concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,031 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Utah | | 3,589 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,905 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 2,145 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,860 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,853 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,547 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,508 | 3.1% |
4,031 of 48,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tyson appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tyson's data
- Tyson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,916 total births) through the 2020s (4,641) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tysons (4,031 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Tyson 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.