Recorded 1996–2013 Boys' name Peak 2000 54 births

Jahshawn — boys' name

54 babies named Jahshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s262010s17
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jahshawn was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jahshawn in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Jahshawn between 1996 and 2013, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jahshawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahshawn 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 54 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.

Jahshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

54

Since 1996

18 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1996

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jahshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1996

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 201320122010200920072005200019981996 6

Jahshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 48% of Jahshawn's all-time total
1990s112000s262010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahshawn?
54 babies have been named Jahshawn since 1996. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Jahshawn most popular?
Jahshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Jahshawn been used?
Jahshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 18 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jahshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, 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, 1996–2013 (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.