Tyson

English
"firebrand"

Tyson Origin and Meaning

The name Tyson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "firebrand".

As parents were finding too many Tylers at the neighborhood playground, they began looking to Tyson as an alternative, no longer concerned with possible connections to Mike Tyson or Tyson chicken.

# 394 in the US

Tyson Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 on Nameberry

Tyson Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Tyson Popularity

Famous People Named Tyson

  • Tyson Kidd (born Theodore James "T.J." Wilson)
    American pro wrestler
  • Tyson Cleotis Chandler
    American basketball player
  • Tyson Beckford
    American model
  • Tyson Brett Ballou
    American model
  • Tyson Jay Ritter
    American lead singer of band All,American Rejects
  • Tyson Gay
    American Olympic sprinter
  • (Anthony) Tyson Jackson
    American NFL football player
  • Tyson Alualu
    American NFL football player
  • Tyson Apostol
    American reality TV personality of "Survivor"
  • Tyson William Ross
    American baseball player
  • Tyson Wahl
    American soccer player
  • Mike Tyson
    American boxer

Tyson in Pop Culture

  • Tyson
    American food company
  • Tyson
    Cyclops son of Poseidon in the Percy Jackson series
  • Tyson Guthrie
    character on TV's "Degrassi: Now or Never"
  • Tyson Granger
    character on Japanese manga TV series, "Beyblade"