Meaning and history
Dyson is an English given name transferred from a patronymic surname meaning “son of Dye.” Dye was a medieval pet form that could derive from Dionisia, the feminine of Denis, or from other names with similar sounds, so the ultimate source may differ between families. Denis traces back to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theatre. A notable given-name bearer was Gibraltarian cricketer Dyson Parody. The inventor James Dyson bears Dyson as a surname, not a given name.
20062006: 73 births, rank #1,856
2007: 86 births, rank #1,728
2008: 62 births, rank #2,161
2009: 69 births, rank #2,010
2010: 71 births, rank #1,957
20112011: 70 births, rank #1,968
2012: 96 births, rank #1,617
2013: 76 births, rank #1,866
2014: 80 births, rank #1,844
2015: 73 births, rank #1,983
20162016: 64 births, rank #2,145
2017: 48 births, rank #2,597
2018: 40 births, rank #2,943
2019: 41 births, rank #2,943
2020: 42 births, rank #2,846
20212021: 32 births, rank #3,497
2022: 29 births, rank #3,774
2023: 17 births, rank #5,470
2024: 26 births, rank #4,072
20252025: 19 births, rank #5,045
In 2025, 19 babies were recorded with the name Dyson, ranking #5,045 among boys.