Recorded 2000–2012 Boys' name Peak 2007 146 births

Nayshawn — boys' name

146 babies named Nayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Nayshawn was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Nayshawn in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nayshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 146 babies named Nayshawn between 2000 and 2012, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nayshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nayshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nayshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nayshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nayshawn 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 146 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.

Nayshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

146

Since 2000

13 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2000

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2012

Nayshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2000

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 2012201020082006200420022000 7

Nayshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
125 births that decade — 86% of Nayshawn's all-time total
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Nayshawn by state

Where Nayshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nayshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 11.6%
New York share of Nayshawn's total US births 11.6%

17 of 146 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nayshawn?
146 babies have been named Nayshawn since 2000. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Nayshawn most popular?
Nayshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Nayshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Nayshawn are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Nayshawn been used?
Nayshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 13 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Nayshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naythan, Nayan, Nayel, Nayib, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2012 (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.