Boys' name · since 1989
Kashon
Kashon has 257 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kashon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 257 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Kashon recorded 257 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #11,493 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 257 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashon ranks #11,493 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,493 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 257
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kashon's 257 recorded births place it above 74.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Kashon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kashon's full recorded timeline at 2009, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kashon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kashon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (90 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Kashon's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kashon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 90 births (35% of all-time use).
Kashon by state
Where Kashon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 7 | 2.7% |
7 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kashon's data
- Kashon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Kashons (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Kashon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Kashon 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.