Boys' name · since 1991
Quayshawn
Quayshawn has 172 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quayshawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 172 have been recorded since 1991.
Quayshawn has 172 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2009.
- #13,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 172 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quayshawn ranks #13,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 172 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 172
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Quayshawn's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Quayshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Quayshawn's full recorded timeline at 1998, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Quayshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Quayshawn popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1991 (Quayshawn as girls' name)
Quayshawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (137 births, 80% of the file).
1990s was Quayshawn's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Quayshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 137 births (80% of all-time use).
Quayshawn by state
Where Quayshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 6.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 9 | 5.2% |
11 of 172 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Quayshawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Quayshawns (11 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 Quayshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1991–2009 (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 Quayshawn 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.