Boys' name · since 1981
Dshawn
Dshawn has 643 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 643
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dshawn is the #8449 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 643 recorded since 1981.
Dshawn has 643 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8449 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,790 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,449 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 643 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dshawn ranks #6,790 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,449 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 643 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,790 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,449 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 643
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dshawn's 643 recorded births place it above 85.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dshawn compares
643 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Dshawn's all-time total is 74% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 643 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dshawn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Dshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (240 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Dshawn's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
240 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 240 births (37% of all-time use).
How Dshawn 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 Dshawn's total volume
Dshawn by state
Where Dshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dshawn's data
- Dshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dshawns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Dshawn 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.