Recorded 1997–2020 Boys' name Peak 2007 113 births

Arshawn — boys' name

113 babies named Arshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

113 boys have been named Arshawn since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

113
total births
1997–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Arshawn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

12 babies were named Arshawn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Arshawn between 1997 and 2020, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arshawn 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 113 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.

Arshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

113

Since 1997

24 years of records

Peak year

2007

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1997

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2020

Arshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1997

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Arshawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
51 births that decade — 45% of Arshawn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arshawn?
113 babies have been named Arshawn since 1997. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 12 births.
When was Arshawn most popular?
Arshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Arshawn been used?
Arshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 24 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Arshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arsenio, Arsh, Arsalan, Arsen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1997–2020 (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.