Recorded 1996–2025 Boys' name Peak 2008 314 births

Jashun — boys' name

314 babies named Jashun in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s452000s1782010s732020s18

The verdict

314 boys have been named Jashun since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

314
total births
1996–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jashun was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jashun in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jashun

The Social Security Administration has registered 314 babies named Jashun between 1996 and 2025, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jashun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jashun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jashun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jashun in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jashun 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 314 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.

Jashun at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

314

Since 1996

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1996

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jashun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1996

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
26
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 20252017201320092005200119971996 12

Jashun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
178 births that decade — 57% of Jashun's all-time total
1990s452000s1782010s732020s18

Jashun by state

Where Jashun concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jashun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
15 4.8%
#2 Georgia
5 1.6%
#3 Texas
5 1.6%
Mississippi share of Jashun's total US births 4.8%
Even split

15 of 314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jashun?
314 babies have been named Jashun since 1996. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 26 births.
When was Jashun most popular?
Jashun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jashun most popular?
The top states for the name Jashun are Mississippi (15 births), Georgia (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jashun been used?
Jashun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jashun?
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.

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, 1996–2025 (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.