Recorded 1985–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 699 births

Quashawn — boys' name

699 babies named Quashawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s531990s3372000s2102010s862020s13
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Quashawn was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

43 babies were named Quashawn in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quashawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 699 babies named Quashawn between 1985 and 2023, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Quashawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quashawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 337 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quashawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Quashawn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quashawn 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 699 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.

Quashawn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

699

Since 1985

39 years of records

Peak year

1992

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1985

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2023

Quashawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1985

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
43
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 20232015201020052000199519901985 8

Quashawn popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1988 (Quashawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1988 5

Quashawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
337 births that decade — 48% of Quashawn's all-time total
1980s531990s3372000s2102010s862020s13

Quashawn by state

Where Quashawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Quashawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
69 9.9%
#2 New York
47 6.7%
#3 North Carolina
12 1.7%
#4 Virginia
10 1.4%
#5 South Carolina
5 0.7%
New Jersey share of Quashawn's total US births 9.9%
Even split

69 of 699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quashawn?
699 babies have been named Quashawn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 43 births.
When was Quashawn most popular?
Quashawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Quashawn most popular?
The top states for the name Quashawn are New Jersey (69 births), New York (47 births), North Carolina (12 births).
How long has the name Quashawn been used?
Quashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 39 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Quashawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quadir, Quan, Quade, Quaid, 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, 1985–2023 (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.