Boys' name · since 1982

Bashawn

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Bashawn, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,007 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade

Bashawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 44 recorded since 1982.

Bashawn has 44 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1994.

  • #23,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1982
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bashawn ranks #23,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,007 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1982
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bashawn's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bashawn's full recorded timeline at 1990, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bashawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
456789 1982198419891990199119921994 5

Bashawn by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (26 births, 59% of the file).

1990s was Bashawn's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Bashawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bashawn? ▼
44 babies have been named Bashawn since 1982. All-time, it sits at #23,007 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
Where does Bashawn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bashawn ranks #23,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bashawn most popular? ▼
Bashawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Bashawn been used? ▼
Bashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 13 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Bashawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Bashawn

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bashawn

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Niilo
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Eppie
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Leburn
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bashawn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.