Unisex name · since 1976
Kashawn
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,111 babies named Kashawn, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,111 babies have been named Kashawn since 1976, making it today's #10982 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashawn has been recorded 1,111 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #10982 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,982 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,111 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashawn ranks #4,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,982 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,111 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,111
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kashawn's 1,111 recorded births place it above 89.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kashawn compares
1,111 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Kashawn's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kashawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kashawn's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kashawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Kashawn popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1973 (Kashawn as girls' name)
Kashawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (369 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Kashawn's strongest decade.
369 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
369 births
- 2000s
2000s
346 births
- 2010s
2010s
202 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 369 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kashawn 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 Kashawn's total volume
Kashawn by state
Where Kashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 268 | 24.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
268 of 1,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Kashawn's data
- Kashawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (369 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kashawns (268 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 Kashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Kashawn 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.