Recorded 1991–2018 Boys' name Peak 2001 166 births

Daishon — boys' name

166 babies named Daishon in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s682000s862010s12
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Daishon was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Daishon in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daishon

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Daishon between 1991 and 2018, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daishon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daishon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daishon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daishon 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 166 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.

Daishon at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

166

Since 1991

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1991

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2018

Daishon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1991

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20182007200420011998199519921991 6

Daishon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 52% of Daishon's all-time total
1990s682000s862010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daishon?
166 babies have been named Daishon since 1991. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Daishon most popular?
Daishon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Daishon been used?
Daishon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 28 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Daishon?
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.

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, 1991–2018 (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.