Tyshawn
Pronounced T AY1 SH AO1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2008
- 53 years in use
- 9 spellings
How popular is Tyshawn?
Tyshawn is a boys' name, and first appears in 1972. It has been given to 9,290 children — the 1,137th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 67% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 424 children were given it.
Nine other spellings are counted in that total — Tyshaun, Tysean, Taeshawn and six more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Tyshawn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Tyshaun
- Tysean
- Taeshawn
- Taeshaun
- Taesean
- Taishawn
- Taishaun
- Taisean
- Tyeshawn
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- T AY1 SH AO1 N · T EY1 SH AO1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Tyshawn
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Tyshawn
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Tyshawn?
- Tyshawn ranks 1,137th among boys' names in US records, with 9,290 births since 1972. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,113.
- Is Tyshawn a unisex name?
- No. Tyshawn is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Tyshawn most popular?
- 2008, when 424 children were given the name. It has been in use for 53 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Tyshawn spelled?
- Tyshaun, Tysean, Taeshawn, Taeshaun, Taesean, Taishawn, Taishaun, Taisean, Tyeshawn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.