Boys' name · since 1990

Daishaun

263 babies named Daishaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,366 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade

Daishaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 263 recorded since 1990.

Daishaun has 263 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1990 to 2015.

  • #11,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 263 born since 1990
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daishaun ranks #11,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.

#11,366 of 45,481
all-time among boys
263
born since 1990
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Daishaun's 263 recorded births place it above 74.97% 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.

Daishaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Daishaun's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Daishaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
20
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
0510152025 199019931996199920022005200820112015 8

Daishaun by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (150 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Daishaun's strongest decade.

150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Daishaun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 150 births (57% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daishaun? ▼
Daishaun has been given to 263 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,366 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 20 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Daishaun sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daishaun ranks #11,366 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 Daishaun most popular? ▼
Daishaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Daishaun been used? ▼
Daishaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 26 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Daishaun? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dain, Daivd, Daimon, Daiquan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Daishaun's data

  • Daishaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (150 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Daishaun

Nearby Names Like Daishaun

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

Dain Boy
#6196 1,997 births
Daivd Boy
1,026 births
Daimon Boy
#5256 802 births
Daiquan Boy
#12543 783 births
Daijon Boy
#9187 755 births

Compare Daishaun side by side: Daishaun vs Dain Daishaun vs Daivd Daishaun vs Daimon

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daishaun: 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, 1990–2015 (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 Daishaun 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.