Dyson

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A few things about Dyson you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dyson

Dyson Daniels

Australian basketball player (born 2003)

Choose Dyson and your child shares a first name with Dyson Daniels, an Australian basketball player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dyson, like who?” Dyson Daniels's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 90,090 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dyson, 19 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dyson would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDyson first shows up in US birth records in 1979, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 46 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2012, when it ranked #1,617. Today it's #5,045, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendDyson has slipped 2,199 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,045. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Dyson

Dyson is a boy name of English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-son”. US birth records list Dyson for boys from 1979 to 2025, in 38 of those 47 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #1,617 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,045, with 19 babies.

Origin:English names