Recorded 1986–2013 Boys' name Peak 1995 155 births

Darshawn — boys' name

155 babies named Darshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s822000s392010s15
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Darshawn was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

12 babies were named Darshawn in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Darshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Darshawn between 1986 and 2013, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Darshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Darshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Darshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Darshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Darshawn 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 155 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.

Darshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

155

Since 1986

28 years of records

Peak year

1995

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1986

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2013

Darshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1986

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20132009200319991996199319891986 5

Darshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 53% of Darshawn's all-time total
1980s191990s822000s392010s15

Darshawn by state

Where Darshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Darshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
7 4.5%
Ohio share of Darshawn's total US births 4.5%

7 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Darshawn?
155 babies have been named Darshawn since 1986. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1995 with 12 births.
When was Darshawn most popular?
Darshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Darshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Darshawn are Ohio (7 births).
How long has the name Darshawn been used?
Darshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 28 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Darshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Darrell, Darren, Darryl, Daryl, 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, 1986–2013 (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.