Tison
Boy · TY-sun · French
Tison is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “firebrand”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tison mean?
French: Old French tison, the source of the surname Tyson
“firebrand”
A spelling of Tyson, a surname from Old French tison 'firebrand', perhaps first a nickname for a hothead.
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Is Tison a girl's or a boy's name?
Tison is a boys' name.
How popular is Tison in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Tison in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tison in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Nicknames for Tison
- Ty 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Tison
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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