Recorded 1982–1994 Boys' name Peak 1989 44 births

Bashawn — boys' name

44 babies named Bashawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s26
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Bashawn was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bashawn in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bashawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Bashawn between 1982 and 1994, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bashawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bashawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bashawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bashawn 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 44 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.

Bashawn at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

44

Since 1982

13 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1982

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1994

Bashawn popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
456789 1994199219911990198919841982 5

Bashawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 59% of Bashawn's all-time total
1980s181990s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bashawn?
44 babies have been named Bashawn since 1982. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
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.

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, 1982–1994 (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.