Tyson

Where Tyson comes from

* 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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Tyson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1982
    Tyson Gay born
    American sprinter
  3. 1988
    Tyson Fury born
    British boxer
  4. 2009
    Peak, #237
    1,491 babies named Tyson — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2024
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #457.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Tyson Gay · American sprinter, born 1982
  • Tyson Fury · British boxer, born 1988
  • Tyson Chandler · American basketball player, born 1982
  • Tyson Beckford · American model and actor, born 1970
  • Tyson Ritter · American singer, born 1984

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.