Boys' name · since 1976

Jashawn

Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 2,328 babies named Jashawn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,997 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,583 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,328
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade

Jashawn currently ranks #4583 among boys' names in America, with 2,328 babies recorded since 1976.

Jashawn has 2,328 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4583 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, 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 1976 to 2025.

  • #2,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,583 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,328 born since 1976
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jashawn ranks #2,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,583 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,328 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,997 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,583 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,328
born since 1976
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67%
Jashawn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jashawn's 2,328 recorded births place it above 93.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

18 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.

How Jashawn compares

2,328 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jashawn's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jashawn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,328 369 358,536
Peak-year births 134 34 22,252

Jashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jashawn splits its recorded history at 2004: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 134 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jashawn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
134
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
050100150 197619881994200020062012201820242025 22

Jashawn popularity over time - girls

34 total births recorded since 1987 (Jashawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 34 births
4.555.566.577.5 198719911994199620002001 5

Jashawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,111 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Jashawn's strongest decade.

1,111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Jashawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,111 births (48% of all-time use).

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

How Jashawn compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jashawn's total volume

Jashawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 10.9%-130, 4.1%-71, 3.2%-43, 6.6%-44, 4.9%-112, 2.9%-119, 1.6%-62, 3.1%-86, 3.4%-146, 1.6%-113, 2.7%-121, 1.8%-62, 6.3%-56, 6.7%-116, 2%Jashawn-50, 5.8%Jashawn
Jashawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jashawn by state

Where Jashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jashawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
144 6.2%
#2 North Carolina
117 5.0%
#3 Illinois
109 4.7%
#4 Florida
101 4.3%
#5 New York
94 4.0%
#6 Georgia
88 3.8%
#7 Texas
84 3.6%
#8 Louisiana
42 1.8%
Ohio share of Jashawn's total US births 6.2%
Even split

144 of 2,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Jashawn appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jashawn?
Jashawn has been given to 2,328 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,997 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,583 of 13,930. 134 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Jashawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jashawn ranks #2,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,583 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jashawn most popular?
Jashawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,111 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jashawn most popular?
The top states for the name Jashawn are Ohio (144 births), North Carolina (117 births), Illinois (109 births).
How long has the name Jashawn been used?
The SSA has tracked Jashawn since 1976 -- 50 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jashawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jason, Jasper, Jase, Jasiah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jashawn's data

  • Jashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,111 total births); usage has since declined to 179 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Ohio records the most Jashawns (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names

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

Keep exploring Jashawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jashawn: 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jashawn 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.