Dyson
Dyson was the 5085th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1620th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,100 places. More babies were named Dyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,085 boys, down 2,231 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,588babies recorded
Dyson popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2010.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,085 | 19 |
| 2020 | #2,854 | 42 |
| 2010 | #1,962 | 71 |
| 2000 | #2,443 | 39 |
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How popular is Dyson, counting every spelling?
Dyson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson | 19 | #5,085 | 123 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dyson?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dyson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dyson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dyson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dyson?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Dyson are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Dyson mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dyson by state
How common Dyson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dyson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dyson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dyson
How popular is the name Dyson?
Dyson was the 5085th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1620th with 96 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,100 places. More babies were named Dyson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dyson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dyson in the US.
Where is Dyson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dyson was most common in Maryland (0.04 per 1,000 boys).