Boys' name · since 1976
Dishawn
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 201 babies named Dishawn, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dishawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 201 have been recorded since 1976.
Dishawn has 201 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2015.
- #12,913 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 201 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dishawn ranks #12,913 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,913 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 201
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dishawn's 201 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Dishawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dishawn splits its recorded history at 1996: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dishawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2015
- Peak year (1994)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Dishawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (88 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Dishawn's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dishawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 88 births (44% of all-time use).
Dishawn by state
Where Dishawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 201 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dishawn's data
- Dishawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dishawns (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dishawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1976–2015 (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 Dishawn 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.