Declining since 2021, #3,314 for boys today.
Popularity of Tayson since 1996
Babies named Tayson per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 302 |
| 2010s | 432 |
| 2020s | 314 |
Meaning & origin
Tayson first entered U.S. records in 1996, building on the popularity of similar son-ending names. Its peak year was 2021, but it has been declining since then, with a rank of 3,314 in 2025. At that time, about 1 in 48,802 boys received the name, reflecting its niche but recognizable status. The name did not appear among any state's top names, indicating broad but light use across the country. Tayson exemplifies the modern American trend of adapting familiar sounds (Tay + son) into new coinages, blending the popular prefix from names like Taylor with the ubiquitous son suffix.
Tayson is a modern American coinage, likely a hybrid of the name Taylor or the syllable Tay and the suffix son, or a respelling of Jason. It emerged in the United States in the late 1990s and saw peak popularity in 2021.
“Tayson” around the world
Where Tayson lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tay
Sibling names for Tayson
Names that share Tayson's style, for a brother or sister.
