Cal vs Tyson
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Cal
a vintage name making a comeback
- Rank today
- #542
- Peak
- #392 (1880)
- Babies in 2025
- 554
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, UT, TX
VS
Tyson
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #531
- Peak
- #237 (2009)
- Babies in 2025
- 565
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Tyson is the more popular pick (#531 vs #542). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Tyson is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Cal is a vintage name making a comeback.
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