Declining since 2001.
Popularity of Tyjon since 1993
Babies named Tyjon per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 171 |
| 2010s | 61 |
| 2020s | 12 |
Meaning & origin
Tyjon is a modern invented name that first appeared on U.S. birth certificates in 1993. Its peak year of usage was 2000, and it has been steadily falling in occurrence since 2001. The name has never ranked among the top 1,000 names, reflecting its status as a rare and distinctive choice. Tyjon does not appear in the records of any particular state, confirming its sparse and dispersed usage across the country. The name follows a pattern of coinage common in the late 20th century, where a short syllable like Ty is paired with a fashionable suffix such as -jon, producing a name that feels both familiar and original.
Tyjon is a modern coinage that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1993. It combines the short syllable 'Ty' (common in names like Tyler and Tyson) with the suffix '-jon', a variant of '-john' that was fashionable in African American name coinages of the late 20th century. The name has no known historical or linguistic root outside of this pattern of invention.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ty
Sibling names for Tyjon
Names that share Tyjon's style, for a brother or sister.
