US rank #10313 Boys' name Peak 2005 201 births

Nyshawn — #10313 US boys' name

201 babies named Nyshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1362010s482020s12
#10313
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Nyshawn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

23 babies were named Nyshawn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Nyshawn between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nyshawn currently holds the #10313 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nyshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyshawn 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 201 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.

Nyshawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

201

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2005

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,313

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nyshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
23
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 2024201520112008200520021997 5

Nyshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 68% of Nyshawn's all-time total
1990s52000s1362010s482020s12

Nyshawn by state

Where Nyshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nyshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.0%
New York share of Nyshawn's total US births 3.0%

6 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyshawn?
201 babies have been named Nyshawn since 1997. It currently ranks #10313 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 23 births.
When was Nyshawn most popular?
Nyshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Nyshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Nyshawn are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Nyshawn been used?
Nyshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nyshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nysir, Nyshaun, Nysaiah, Nysean, 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, 1997–2024 (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.