US rank #12778 Boys' name Peak 2000 392 births

Kashaun — #12778 US boys' name

392 babies named Kashaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s1162000s1342010s862020s37
#12778
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kashaun was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kashaun in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Kashaun between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kashaun currently holds the #12778 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kashaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kashaun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashaun 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 392 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.

Kashaun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

392

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2000

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,778

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kashaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
19
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041999199419891985 5

Kashaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
134 births that decade — 34% of Kashaun's all-time total
1980s191990s1162000s1342010s862020s37

Kashaun by state

Where Kashaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kashaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 4.6%
New York share of Kashaun's total US births 4.6%

18 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashaun?
392 babies have been named Kashaun since 1985. It currently ranks #12778 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 19 births.
When was Kashaun most popular?
Kashaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kashaun most popular?
The top states for the name Kashaun are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Kashaun been used?
Kashaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kashaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kason, Kasey, Kasen, 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, 1985–2024 (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.