US rank #11336 Boys' name Peak 2010 493 births

Jayshon — #11336 US boys' name

493 babies named Jayshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s542000s2282010s1672020s39
#11336
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jayshon was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

39 babies were named Jayshon in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Jayshon between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayshon currently holds the #11336 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jayshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jayshon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayshon 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 493 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.

Jayshon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

493

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2010

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,336

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
39
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 202420202016201220082004200019961989 5

Jayshon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
228 births that decade — 46% of Jayshon's all-time total
1980s51990s542000s2282010s1672020s39

Jayshon by state

Where Jayshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jayshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 2.2%
Georgia share of Jayshon's total US births 2.2%

11 of 493 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayshon?
493 babies have been named Jayshon since 1989. It currently ranks #11336 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 39 births.
When was Jayshon most popular?
Jayshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jayshon most popular?
The top states for the name Jayshon are Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Jayshon been used?
Jayshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayshon?
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, 1989–2024 (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.