US rank #7443 Boys' name Peak 2017 261 births

Ashawn — #7443 US boys' name

261 babies named Ashawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s1042010s812020s39
#7443
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ashawn was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ashawn in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Ashawn between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ashawn currently holds the #7443 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ashawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashawn 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 261 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.

Ashawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

261

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2017

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,443

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ashawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20242019201520102006200219981995 12

Ashawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
104 births that decade — 40% of Ashawn's all-time total
1990s372000s1042010s812020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashawn?
261 babies have been named Ashawn since 1995. It currently ranks #7443 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 15 births.
When was Ashawn most popular?
Ashawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Ashawn been used?
Ashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ashawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ash, and 4 more. 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, 1995–2024 (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.