Unisex name · since 1981

Chrishawn

Chrishawn has 568 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#7,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,976 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
568
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Chrishawn currently ranks #9976 among unisex names in America, with 568 babies recorded since 1981.

Chrishawn has 568 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9976 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.

  • #7,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,976 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 568 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrishawn ranks #7,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,976 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 568 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#7,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,976 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
568
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.3%
Chrishawn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Chrishawn's 568 recorded births place it above 83.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.

How Chrishawn compares

568 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Chrishawn's all-time total is 54% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Chrishawn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 568 369 358,536
Peak-year births 32 34 22,252

Chrishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Chrishawn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Chrishawn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
32
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
010203040 198119931998200320082013201920242025 7

Chrishawn popularity over time - girls

48 total births recorded since 1973 (Chrishawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 48 births
45678910 19731980198219851986198719901992 5

Chrishawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (225 births, 40% of the file).

2000s was Chrishawn's strongest decade.

225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Chrishawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 225 births (40% of all-time use).

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

How Chrishawn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chrishawn's total volume

Chrishawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 6%-23, 6.3%-110, 4.2%-46, 7.6%-49, 4.8%-54, 3.7%-111, 3.7%-146, 3.2%-113, 5.3%-23, 10.2%-52, 8.1%-38, 6.2%-23, 6.5%-40, 4.4%-100, 2.6%Chrishawn-45, 5.6%Chrishawn
Chrishawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Chrishawn by state

Where Chrishawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Chrishawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 1.1%
#2 Florida
5 0.9%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.9%
#4 New York
5 0.9%
Ohio share of Chrishawn's total US births 1.1%
Even split

6 of 568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chrishawn?
Chrishawn has been given to 568 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,310 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #9,976 of 13,930. 32 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Chrishawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrishawn ranks #7,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,976 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chrishawn most popular?
Chrishawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Chrishawn most popular?
The top states for the name Chrishawn are Ohio (6 births), Florida (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
Is Chrishawn a unisex name?
Yes, Chrishawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 568 births, and as a girl's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Chrishawn been used?
Chrishawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 45 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Chrishawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christopher, Christian, Chris, Christophe, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Chrishawn's data

  • Chrishawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Chrishawns (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Chrishawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chrishawn: 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, 1981–2025 (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 Chrishawn 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.