Is Tyson a boy or girl name?
Tyson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 679 boys were named Tyson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 48,137 US babies named Tyson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #460
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tyson since 1912
- 48,137
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,491 babies
Boys and girls named Tyson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 174 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 560 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 5,400 | 96 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 8,872 | 110 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 5,138 | 31 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 11,384 | 40 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 11,909 | 36 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 4,067 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 679 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 809 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 814 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 925 | #352 | 5 | #17,479 |
| 2020 | 840 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 937 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 924 | #357 | 5 | #17,947 |
| 2017 | 1,064 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,046 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,131 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,277 | #282 | 5 | #19,026 |
| 2013 | 1,321 | #269 | 10 | #10,947 |
| 2012 | 1,353 | #264 | 5 | #19,354 |
| 2011 | 1,384 | #251 | 5 | #19,409 |
| 2010 | 1,472 | #238 | 6 | #16,848 |
| 2009 | 1,491 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,400 | #252 | 6 | #17,360 |
| 2007 | 1,270 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,247 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,238 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,116 | #285 | 17 | #7,064 |
| 2003 | 1,039 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 932 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 833 | #333 | 7 | #13,440 |
| 2000 | 818 | #335 | 10 | #9,838 |
| 1999 | 736 | #355 | 8 | #11,341 |
| 1998 | 654 | #382 | 6 | #14,017 |
| 1997 | 556 | #416 | 7 | #12,017 |
| 1996 | 505 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 465 | #471 | 5 | #15,668 |
| 1994 | 404 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 419 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 366 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 464 | #461 | 5 | #15,356 |
| 1990 | 569 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 669 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 937 | #251 | 14 | #5,885 |
| 1987 | 934 | #247 | 7 | #9,777 |
| 1986 | 960 | #240 | 13 | #5,745 |
| 1985 | 934 | #246 | 10 | #6,939 |
| 1984 | 925 | #239 | 10 | #6,779 |
| 1983 | 831 | #253 | 12 | #5,806 |
| 1982 | 861 | #256 | 14 | #5,199 |
| 1981 | 908 | #245 | 14 | #5,242 |
| 1980 | 913 | #244 | 16 | #4,737 |
| 1979 | 802 | #265 | 17 | #4,414 |
| 1978 | 815 | #250 | 14 | #4,924 |
| 1977 | 755 | #263 | 14 | #4,936 |
| 1976 | 680 | #280 | 13 | #4,896 |
| 1975 | 638 | #298 | 17 | #3,942 |
| 1974 | 586 | #312 | 16 | #4,033 |
| 1973 | 440 | #366 | 5 | #9,730 |
| 1972 | 268 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 241 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 175 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 107 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 84 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 77 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 58 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 44 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,820 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,245 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,940 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 19 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,465 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,520 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,649 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,236 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,837 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,790 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,104 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,720 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tyson reached #237 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #3,942 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tyson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.