Taysean
A masculine name of English origin, a variant of Tyson.
Name Census estimates that about 226 living Americans carry the first name Taysean. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Taysean today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Taysean births was 2005 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Taysean. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
226
~ 1 in 1,516,612 Americans
Peak year
2005
28 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2019 SSA rank
#11,976
Tracked since 2000
Census
Taysean in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 192 people with the first name Taysean, which placed it at #39,369 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,369
National first-name rank
People counted
192
192 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
66.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Taysean
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taysean is Black at 66.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (20.3%) and Hispanic (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Taysean described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Taysean at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American66.1% · 127
- Two or more races20.3% · 39
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 12
- White3.6% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Taysean: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Taysean from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 158 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Taysean remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Taysean by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Taysean during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tayseans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Taysean
The given name Taysean is a modern invented name that does not have a clear etymological origin or cultural history. It appears to be a combination of the common English names Taylor and Sean, potentially created in the late 20th century.
While the name Taysean does not have a documented history or appearance in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that it was inspired by the name Taylor, which has roots in the English occupational surname referring to a tailor or cloth-maker. The name Sean, on the other hand, is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Seán, which is itself a variation of the name John.
Due to its recent inception, there are no widely known historical figures or famous individuals from previous centuries who bore the name Taysean. However, here are a few notable people with this first name in modern times:
1. Taysean Driggers, an American football player who played as a wide receiver for the University of South Carolina from 2016 to 2019.
2. Taysean Nuttall, a British actor known for his roles in the TV series "In the Long Run" and the film "1917."
3. Taysean Ostrander, an American mixed martial artist who has competed in various promotions, including Bellator MMA.
4. Taysean Brown, an American high school basketball player from New York who received collegiate scholarship offers.
5. Taysean Phillips, an American high school football player from California who committed to play for the University of Arizona.
As a relatively new name, Taysean does not have a rich historical background or a vast number of notable bearers from previous eras. However, its increasing popularity in recent decades suggests that it may become more widespread and potentially develop a more substantial cultural significance in the future.
People
Taysean + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Taysean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Taysean: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Taysean?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 226 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Taysean going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,516,612 US residents.
Is Taysean a common name?
We classify Taysean as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Taysean most popular?
The single biggest year for Taysean was 2005, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Taysean is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Taysean in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 192 people with the name Taysean, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,369 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Taysean in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Taysean?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Taysean appears almost entirely male. Of the 194 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Taysean?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Taysean is Black at 66.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (20.3%) and Hispanic (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Taysean most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Taysean in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.1% (127 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Taysean in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Taysean a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Taysean in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Taysean still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Taysean in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Taysean can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Taysean?
Want to know how many people share the name Taysean? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.