Boys' name · since 1979
Dishaun
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Dishaun, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
5 boys have been named Dishaun since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dishaun has 5 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1979.
- #40,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dishaun ranks #40,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dishaun's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dishaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1979
- Peak year (1979)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Dishaun by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Dishaun's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dishaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nearby Names Like Dishaun
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dishaun
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dishaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1979–1979 (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 Dishaun 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.