Boys' name · since 1980
Dayshawn
1,356 babies named Dayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,350 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,356
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,356 babies have been named Dayshawn since 1980, making it today's #7350 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayshawn has been recorded 1,356 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #7350 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #4,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,350 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,356 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayshawn ranks #4,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,350 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,356 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,350 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,356
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayshawn's 1,356 recorded births place it above 90.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dayshawn compares
1,356 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dayshawn's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,356 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayshawn splits its recorded history at 2005: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dayshawn popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1995 (Dayshawn as girls' name)
Dayshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (582 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Dayshawn's strongest decade.
582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dayshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
428 births
- 2000s
2000s
582 births
- 2010s 201
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 582 births (43% of all-time use).
How Dayshawn 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 Dayshawn's total volume
Dayshawn by state
Where Dayshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 188 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #7 | California | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 12 | 0.9% |
188 of 1,356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Dayshawn appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayshawn's data
- Dayshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (582 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dayshawns (188 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Dayshawn 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.