Unisex name · since 1975
Nashawn
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 912 babies named Nashawn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 912
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
912 babies have been named Nashawn since 1975, making it today's #9941 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashawn has been recorded 912 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #9941 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #5,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,941 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 912 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashawn ranks #5,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,941 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 912 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,941 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 912
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nashawn's 912 recorded births place it above 88.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nashawn compares
912 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Nashawn's all-time total is 147% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nashawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 912 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nashawn's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nashawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nashawn popularity over time - girls
53 total births recorded since 1973 (Nashawn as girls' name)
Nashawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (469 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Nashawn's strongest decade.
469 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 146
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
469 births
- 2010s 185
2010s
185 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 469 births (51% of all-time use).
How Nashawn 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 Nashawn's total volume
Nashawn by state
Where Nashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 103 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 38 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 25 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
103 of 912 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Nashawn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nashawn's data
- Nashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (469 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nashawns (103 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 Nashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Nashawn 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.