Boys' name · since 1986
Dayshon
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Dayshon, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayshon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 233 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Dayshon recorded 233 times among boys since 1986, 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 1986 to 2012.
- #12,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 233 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayshon ranks #12,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayshon's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dayshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dayshon's full recorded timeline at 2001, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dayshon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2012
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dayshon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (122 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Dayshon's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dayshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 122 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Dayshon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dayshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1986–2012 (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 Dayshon 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.