US rank #9259 Boys' name Peak 1994 257 births

Kashon — #9259 US boys' name

257 babies named Kashon in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s902000s552010s682020s38
#9259
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Kashon was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Kashon in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashon

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Kashon between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kashon currently holds the #9259 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kashon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kashon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashon 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 257 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.

Kashon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

257

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#9,259

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kashon popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 202420202015201120041999199519901989 6

Kashon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
90 births that decade — 35% of Kashon's all-time total
1980s61990s902000s552010s682020s38

Kashon by state

Where Kashon concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kashon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
7 2.7%
New Jersey share of Kashon's total US births 2.7%

7 of 257 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashon?
257 babies have been named Kashon since 1989. It currently ranks #9259 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Kashon most popular?
Kashon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kashon most popular?
The top states for the name Kashon are New Jersey (7 births).
How long has the name Kashon been used?
Kashon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kashon?
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, 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.