Recorded 2002–2011 Boys' name Peak 2003 33 births

Ishawn — boys' name

33 babies named Ishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s182010s15
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ishawn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ishawn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Ishawn between 2002 and 2011, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ishawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishawn 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 33 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.

Ishawn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

33

Since 2002

10 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2002

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2011

Ishawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2002

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
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Ishawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 55% of Ishawn's all-time total
2000s182010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishawn?
33 babies have been named Ishawn since 2002. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Ishawn most popular?
Ishawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Ishawn been used?
Ishawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 10 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Ishawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ishmael, Ishaan, Ishan, Ishaq, 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, 2002–2011 (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.