Recorded 1993–2001 Unisex name Peak 1994 18 births

Reshon — boys' name

18 babies named Reshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s6

The verdict

18 boys have been named Reshon since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

18
total births
1993–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Reshon was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Reshon in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Reshon between 1993 and 2001, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Reshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Reshon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1967.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reshon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Reshon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reshon 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 18 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.

Reshon at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1993

9 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1993

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2001

Reshon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1993

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200119941993 5

Reshon popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1967 (Reshon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1967 5

Reshon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 67% of Reshon's all-time total
1990s122000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reshon?
18 babies have been named Reshon since 1993. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Reshon most popular?
Reshon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Is Reshon a unisex name?
Yes, Reshon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 18 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Reshon been used?
Reshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 9 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Reshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reshawn, Reshard, Reshad, Reshaun, 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, 1993–2001 (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.