US rank #4776 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,750 births

Jayshawn — #4776 US boys' name

1,750 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.

1980s121990s1862000s8372010s5762020s139
#4776
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2010
Single peak year

114 babies were named Jayshawn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,750 babies named Jayshawn between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayshawn currently holds the #4776 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 837 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jayshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayshawn in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayshawn 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 1,750 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.

Jayshawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,750

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2010

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,776

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
114
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Jayshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
837 births that decade — 48% of Jayshawn's all-time total
1980s121990s1862000s8372010s5762020s139

Jayshawn by state

Where Jayshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
144 8.2%
#2 Ohio
109 6.2%
#3 California
93 5.3%
#4 Florida
78 4.5%
#5 Illinois
57 3.3%
#6 Michigan
50 2.9%
#7 North Carolina
30 1.7%
#8 Virginia
24 1.4%
New York share of Jayshawn's total US births 8.2%
Even split

144 of 1,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jayshawn appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayshawn?
1,750 babies have been named Jayshawn since 1988. It currently ranks #4776 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 114 births.
When was Jayshawn most popular?
Jayshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 837 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jayshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Jayshawn are New York (144 births), Ohio (109 births), California (93 births).
How long has the name Jayshawn been used?
Jayshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.