Recorded 1991–2011 Boys' name Peak 2005 113 births

Taishawn — boys' name

113 babies named Taishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s722010s11
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Taishawn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

16 babies were named Taishawn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Taishawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Taishawn between 1991 and 2011, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Taishawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Taishawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Taishawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Taishawn 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 113 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.

Taishawn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

113

Since 1991

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1991

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2011

Taishawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1991

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
16
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 20112009200720052002199919931991 5

Taishawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 64% of Taishawn's all-time total
1990s302000s722010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Taishawn?
113 babies have been named Taishawn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 16 births.
When was Taishawn most popular?
Taishawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Taishawn been used?
Taishawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 21 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Taishawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tai, Tait, Taiwan, Taiden, 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, 1991–2011 (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.