Given name & surname
Tysen
“one who is high-spirited; fiery”
Tysen is a variant of Tyson. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited; fiery.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tysen is a variant of Tyson. One French interpretation is “one who is high-spirited; fiery.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tysen is a variant of Tyson. An origin associated with Tyson is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tysen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,678
- 1,668 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 93 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,378 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,378 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 37.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 93 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,367 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tysen’s family of names
Tysen has a related form in Tyson. In Greek usage, Tysen as a surname is a transliteration of Τύσεν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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