Total births
167
Boys' name · since 1987
Eshawn
Eshawn has 167 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 167
- total births
- 1987–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
167 boys have been named Eshawn since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Eshawn has 167 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2022.
- 167 total births
- 1987–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
167 boys have been named Eshawn since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 167
- total births
- 1987–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Eshawn was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
12 babies were named Eshawn in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Eshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eshawn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eshawn at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Eshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Eshawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Eshawn's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Eshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eshawn? ▼
Eshawn has been given to 167 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 12 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Eshawn most popular? ▼
Eshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Eshawn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Eshawn since 1987 -- 36 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Eshawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eshan, Eshaan, Eshwar, Eshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Eshawn's data
- Eshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Eshawn
Nearby Names Like Eshawn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Eshawn
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Eshaan Boy
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Eshwar Boy
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Eshaun Boy
28 births
Eshon Boy
10 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1987–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eshawn: Baby Name Since 1987 - 167 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eshawn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Eshawn 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 July 2026.