Recorded 1987–2022 Boys' name Peak 2009 167 births

Eshawn — boys' name

167 babies named Eshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s342000s642010s532020s5
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.

What the Data Says About Eshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Eshawn between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Eshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Eshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eshawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 167 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

167

Since 1987

36 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1987

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2022

Eshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1987

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 20222015201120072002199719891987 5

Eshawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 38% of Eshawn's all-time total
1980s111990s342000s642010s532020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eshawn?
167 babies have been named Eshawn since 1987. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
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?
Eshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.