Declining since 2000.
Popularity of Tyshun since 1988
Babies named Tyshun per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 113 |
| 2000s | 161 |
| 2010s | 87 |
| 2020s | 29 |
Meaning & origin
Tyshun is a modern invented name, first recorded in the United States in 1988. It reached its peak popularity in 2006, but has never entered the top 1,000 names. The name's trajectory shows a steady decline since the early 2000s, reflecting a pattern common to many contemporary coinages. While Tyshun does not have a long history or a clear etymology, it fits the stylistic trend of names beginning with Ty- and ending in -shun, such as Tyshawn or Jayshun. Its use has been sporadic and concentrated in a handful of states, though specific top states were not reported in the available data.
Tyshun appears to be a modern invented name, likely formed by blending the popular prefix Ty- (as in Tyler, Tyson) with the trendy suffix -shun (echoing names like Jayshun). The name first appeared in U.S. records in the late 1980s, most notably in 1988, and saw modest use through the 1990s and 2000s, reaching its peak popularity in 2006. Its use has been declining since the early 2000s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ty
Sibling names for Tyshun
Names that share Tyshun's style, for a brother or sister.
