Tyson is a boy's name of French origin meaning “high-spirited.” In 2024 it was given to 679 boys in the United States.
Tyson belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “high-spirited” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tyson first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #237 in 2009, and in 2024 679 babies received the name — 47,819 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tyson means “high-spirited” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tyson is a boy name. In 2024, 679 babies received the name in the US.
Tyson comes from the French tradition.
Tyson first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #237 in 2009, and 679 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tyson is pronounced /ˈtaɪsən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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