Boys' name · since 1988
Daishawn
555 babies named Daishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 555
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
555 boys have been named Daishawn since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Daishawn recorded 555 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #7,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 555 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daishawn ranks #7,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 555
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daishawn's 555 recorded births place it above 83.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Daishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daishawn's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daishawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Daishawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (238 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Daishawn's strongest decade.
238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Daishawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s 95
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 238 births (43% of all-time use).
How Daishawn 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 Daishawn's total volume
Daishawn by state
Where Daishawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Daishawn's data
- Daishawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (238 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Daishawns (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daishawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1988–2024 (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 Daishawn 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.