Boys' name · since 1985
Kashaun
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 392 babies named Kashaun, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 392
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kashaun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 392 have been recorded since 1985.
Kashaun has 392 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1985 to 2024.
- #9,132 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 392 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashaun ranks #9,132 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 392 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,132 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 392
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kashaun's 392 recorded births place it above 79.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kashaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kashaun's full recorded timeline at 2006, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kashaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Kashaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kashaun's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kashaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (34% of all-time use).
Kashaun by state
Where Kashaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 4.6% |
18 of 392 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kashaun's data
- Kashaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kashauns (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kashaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1985–2024 (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 Kashaun 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.