# Tyson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tyson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “firebrand”, “son of theiss” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtaɪsən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Ty |
| Variant spellings | Tison, Dyson, Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teissen, Teison, Tycen |
| US babies named this | 48,713 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 48,395 / 318 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 672, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”). * A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son. * In the US, adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5 | 15,668 |
| 1997 | 7 | 12,017 |
| 1998 | 6 | 14,019 |
| 1999 | 8 | 11,340 |
| 2000 | 10 | 9,839 |
| 2001 | 7 | 13,441 |
| 2004 | 17 | 7,065 |
| 2008 | 6 | 17,363 |
| 2010 | 6 | 16,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19,410 |
| 2012 | 5 | 19,359 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10,950 |
| 2014 | 5 | 19,027 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17,951 |
| 2021 | 5 | 17,488 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,384 | 251 |
| 2012 | 1,353 | 264 |
| 2013 | 1,321 | 269 |
| 2014 | 1,277 | 283 |
| 2015 | 1,132 | 315 |
| 2016 | 1,048 | 331 |
| 2017 | 1,064 | 321 |
| 2018 | 927 | 356 |
| 2019 | 938 | 353 |
| 2020 | 841 | 372 |
| 2021 | 927 | 352 |
| 2022 | 815 | 392 |
| 2023 | 809 | 394 |
| 2024 | 684 | 457 |
| 2025 | 565 | 531 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,342 |
| 2012 | 31 | 947 |
| 2013 | 33 | 882 |
| 2014 | 28 | 1,012 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 33 | 914 |
| 2017 | 23 | 1,178 |
| 2018 | 28 | 1,013 |
| 2019 | 28 | 1,001 |
| 2020 | 59 | 601 |
| 2021 | 49 | 704 |
| 2022 | 46 | 727 |
| 2023 | 47 | 719 |
| 2024 | 36 | 880 |
| 2025 | 27 | 1,093 |

## People named Tyson

- Tyson Gay, American sprinter
- Tyson Fury, British boxer (born 1988)
- Tyson Chandler, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Tyson Beckford, American model and actor
- Tyson Ritter, American singer
- Tyson Jost, Canadian ice hockey forward
- Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Foerster, Canadian ice hockey player
- Tyson Wahl, American soccer player
- Tyson Ballou, American model
- Tyson Ross, American baseball player
- Tyson Carter, American basketball player (born 1998)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.