Tyshone
Modern invented name, may derive from the Welsh Tysun meaning "evening light".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Tyshone. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tyshone today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tyshone births was 1998 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tyshone. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Tyshone. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1998
6 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2000 SSA rank
#12,038
Tracked since 1998
Popularity
Tyshone: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tyshone from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tyshone 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 Tyshone during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tyshone
The name Tyshone is a modern contraction and variant spelling of the French name Tychon, which itself derives from the Greek name Tykhon. This name comes from the Greek word tyche, meaning "luck" or "fortune." The name was likely created in the 1900s in the United States as a combination and respelling of Tychon with the common suffix "-one."
Tychon was a popular name among early Greek Christians, as it was borne by several early saints and bishops in the 3rd-4th centuries AD. Saint Tychon of Amathus was a 4th century bishop of Amathus, Cyprus. Another Saint Tychon was a 3rd century martyr killed during the Diocletianic Persecution in Nicomedia.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the Latinized spelling Tychon dates to around 1500 AD, referring to the Italian poet and scholar Tychon Brahe. However, this is likely a mistaken spelling of the astronomer Tycho Brahe's name. The earliest definitive use of the Tychon spelling comes from the 17th century French scholar Tychon Rothe.
The contracted variant Tyshone first arose in the early-mid 20th century, likely among African American communities in the United States. One of the earliest bearers was Tyshone L. Allen, an American athlete born in 1985. Another early example is Tyshone McCall, an American football player born in 1989.
Other notable people named Tyshone include Tyshone Henderson (born 1979), an American professional basketball player, and Tyshone Robinson (born 1989), an American soccer player. The British singer and rapper Tyshone Jones, known by his stage name Tyshone, released his debut studio album in 2014.
People
Tyshone + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tyshone 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
Tyshone: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tyshone?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tyshone 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 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Tyshone a common name?
We classify Tyshone as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tyshone most popular?
The single biggest year for Tyshone was 1998, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tyshone is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Tyshone in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tyshone a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tyshone 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 Tyshone still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tyshone 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 Tyshone 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Tyshone?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.