Tyson
Tyson is an English male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tyson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tyson is an English male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tyson
Tyson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 1,491 Tysons were born — ranking #237 that year. As of 2026, Tyson ranks #464 for baby boys with 676 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 49K Tysons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tyson
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About the name Tyson
Tyson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 49K births in the dataset. Tyson's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #237. Use the chart and map above to compare Tyson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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