Total births
11
Recorded 2001–2007 Boys' name Peak 2001 11 births
Alshawn — boys' name
11 babies named Alshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Alshawn was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
6 babies were named Alshawn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alshawn
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Alshawn between 2001 and 2007, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alshawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Alshawn at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Alshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2001
- Peak year (2001)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
Alshawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 11 births that decade — 100% of Alshawn's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alshawn? ▼
11 babies have been named Alshawn since 2001. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2001 with 6 births.
When was Alshawn most popular? ▼
Alshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Alshawn been used? ▼
Alshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 7 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Alshawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alston, Alson, Alshon, Alsexander. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.