Boys' name · since 1988
Jayshawn
1,778 babies named Jayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,778
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,778 babies have been named Jayshawn since 1988, making it today's #4009 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayshawn has been recorded 1,778 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #4009 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,009 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,778 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayshawn ranks #3,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,009 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,778 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,778
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jayshawn's 1,778 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jayshawn compares
1,778 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Jayshawn's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,778 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jayshawn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jayshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jayshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (837 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jayshawn's strongest decade.
837 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jayshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 186
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
837 births
- 2010s
2010s
577 births
- 2020s 166
2020s
166 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 837 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jayshawn 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 Jayshawn's total volume
Jayshawn by state
Where Jayshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 144 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 109 | 6.1% |
| #3 | California | | 93 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 78 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 57 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 51 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 24 | 1.3% |
144 of 1,778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jayshawn appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayshawn's data
- Jayshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (837 total births); usage has since declined to 166 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jayshawns (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jayshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
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, 1988–2025 (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 Jayshawn 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.