Boys' name · since 2001

Eshaun

Eshaun has 28 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,324 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Eshaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshaun has been recorded 28 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2001 to 2019.

  • #26,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshaun ranks #26,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,324 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Eshaun's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Eshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Eshaun's full recorded timeline at 2005, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Eshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
7
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20012004200520142019 7

Eshaun by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Eshaun's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Eshaun births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eshaun?
Since 2001, Social Security records show 28 babies named Eshaun. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,324 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 7 births.
Where does Eshaun sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eshaun ranks #26,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Eshaun most popular?
Eshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Eshaun been used?
The SSA has tracked Eshaun since 2001 -- 19 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Eshaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eshan, Eshaan, Eshawn, Eshwar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Eshaun's data

  • Eshaun's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Eshaun

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Eshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2019 (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 Eshaun 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.