Tyson is an established boys' name that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Tyson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #531 for boy births in the United States (and #1,073 across all names), given to 565 babies. Tyson first appears in 1912 and peaked in 2009 (1,491 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 565 | 565 | — | #531 |
| 2024 | 684 | 684 | — | #457 |
| 2023 | 809 | 809 | — | #394 |
| 2022 | 815 | 815 | — | #392 |
| 2021 | 932 | 932 | #17,488 | #352 |
| 2020 | 841 | 841 | — | #372 |
| 2019 | 938 | 938 | — | #353 |
| 2018 | 932 | 932 | #17,951 | #356 |
| 2017 | 1,064 | 1,064 | — | #321 |
| 2016 | 1,048 | 1,048 | — | #331 |
| 2015 | 1,132 | 1,132 | — | #315 |
| 2014 | 1,282 | 1,282 | #19,027 | #283 |
| 2013 | 1,331 | 1,331 | #10,950 | #269 |
| 2012 | 1,358 | 1,358 | #19,359 | #264 |
| 2011 | 1,389 | 1,389 | #19,410 | #251 |
| 2010 | 1,478 | 1,478 | #16,849 | #238 |
| 2009 | 1,491 | 1,491 | — | #237 |
| 2008 | 1,406 | 1,406 | #17,363 | #252 |
| 2007 | 1,270 | 1,270 | — | #270 |
| 2006 | 1,247 | 1,247 | — | #277 |
| 2005 | 1,238 | 1,238 | — | #267 |
| 2004 | 1,133 | 1,133 | #7,065 | #285 |
| 2003 | 1,039 | 1,039 | — | #296 |
| 2002 | 932 | 932 | — | #307 |
| 2001 | 840 | 840 | #13,441 | #333 |
| 2000 | 829 | 829 | #9,839 | #335 |
| 1999 | 744 | 744 | #11,340 | #355 |
| 1998 | 660 | 660 | #14,019 | #382 |
| 1997 | 563 | — | #12,017 | #416 |
| 1996 | 505 | — | — | #445 |
| 1995 | 470 | — | #15,668 | #471 |
| 1994 | 404 | — | — | #501 |
| 1993 | 419 | — | — | #496 |
| 1992 | 366 | — | — | #531 |
| 1991 | 469 | — | #15,356 | #461 |
| 1990 | 569 | — | — | #408 |
| 1989 | 669 | — | — | #344 |
| 1988 | 951 | — | #5,885 | #251 |
| 1987 | 941 | — | #9,777 | #247 |
| 1986 | 972 | — | #5,745 | #240 |
| 1985 | 945 | — | #6,939 | #246 |
| 1984 | 935 | — | #6,780 | #239 |
| 1983 | 842 | — | #5,806 | #253 |
| 1982 | 875 | — | #5,198 | #256 |
| 1981 | 922 | — | #5,243 | #245 |
| 1980 | 928 | — | #4,737 | #244 |
| 1979 | 820 | — | #4,225 | #265 |
| 1978 | 825 | — | #5,204 | #250 |
| 1977 | 769 | — | #4,936 | #263 |
| 1976 | 693 | — | #4,896 | #280 |
| 1975 | 655 | — | #3,941 | #298 |
| 1974 | 602 | — | #4,033 | #312 |
| 1973 | 445 | — | #9,731 | #366 |
| 1972 | 268 | — | — | #479 |
| 1971 | 241 | — | — | #524 |
| 1970 | 175 | — | — | #616 |
| 1969 | 107 | — | — | #758 |
| 1968 | 84 | — | — | #811 |
| 1967 | 77 | — | — | #821 |
| 1966 | 58 | — | — | #959 |
| 1965 | 45 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1964 | 45 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1962 | 44 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1960 | 32 | — | — | #1,431 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | — | #1,861 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | — | #1,787 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,816 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1954 | 19 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #2,034 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,245 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | — | #2,362 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | — | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 19 | — | — | #1,750 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,994 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | — | #1,694 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #2,024 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,731 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,301 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | — | #2,552 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,638 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,312 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,464 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,520 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,705 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,649 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #4,112 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,238 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,675 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | — | #2,557 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,837 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,790 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | — | #2,336 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | — | #2,974 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | — | #2,750 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #3,104 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #3,081 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | — | #3,937 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,249 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,813 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,720 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #2,081 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,876 |