Total births
44
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.
- 44
- total births
- 1982–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that 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.
- 44 total births
- 1982–1994 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
44 boys have been named Bashawn since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1994.
- 44
- total births
- 1982–1994
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Bashawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1994
- Peak year (1989)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Bashawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 26 births (59% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Bashawn
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bashawn: Baby Name Since 1982 - 44 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bashawn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.