Boys' name · since 1992
Dayshaun
375 babies named Dayshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 375
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayshaun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 375 have been recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dayshaun recorded 375 times among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2023.
- #9,375 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 375 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayshaun ranks #9,375 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 375 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 375
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayshaun's 375 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Dayshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayshaun splits its recorded history at 2004: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dayshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (271 births, 72% of the file).
2000s was Dayshaun's strongest decade.
271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Dayshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 271 births (72% of all-time use).
Dayshaun by state
Where Dayshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 8 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
8 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Dayshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (271 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Dayshauns (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dayshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1992–2023 (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 Dayshaun 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.