Boys' name · since 1997
Nyshawn
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 206 babies named Nyshawn, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,786 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
206 babies have been named Nyshawn since 1997, making it today's #12729 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyshawn recorded 206 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #12729 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #12,786 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,729 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 206 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyshawn ranks #12,786 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,729 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,786 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyshawn's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nyshawn compares
206 38th percentile among 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
Nyshawn's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyshawn's full recorded timeline at 2009, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nyshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (136 births, 66% of the file).
2000s was Nyshawn's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Nyshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (66% of all-time use).
Nyshawn by state
Where Nyshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.9% |
6 of 206 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nyshawn's data
- Nyshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nyshawns (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nyshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Nyshawn 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.