Boys' name · since 1985
Quashawn
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.
- #6,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 699
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quashawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 699 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quashawn has been recorded 699 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2023.
- #6,449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 699 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quashawn ranks #6,449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 699 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 699
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quashawn's 699 recorded births place it above 85.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Quashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quashawn's full recorded timeline at 2003, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quashawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Quashawn popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1988 (Quashawn as girls' name)
Quashawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (337 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Quashawn's strongest decade.
337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Quashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
337 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 337 births (48% of all-time use).
How Quashawn 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 Quashawn's total volume
Quashawn by state
Where Quashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| 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% |
69 of 699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Quashawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Quashawns (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Quashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1985–2023 (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 Quashawn 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.