US rank #6550 Unisex name Peak 2005 1,516 births

Tashawn — #6550 US boys' name

1,516 babies named Tashawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s1001990s3892000s6752010s2752020s51
#6550
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Tashawn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

91 babies were named Tashawn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,516 babies named Tashawn between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tashawn currently holds the #6550 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 91 babies received it in a single year. Tashawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 273 additional births since 1968.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 675 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tashawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 141 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tashawn in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashawn 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 1,516 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.

Tashawn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,516

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2005

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,550

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tashawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
91
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919821975 9

Tashawn popularity over time — girls

273 total births recorded since 1968 (Tashawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 273 births
05101520 200019951991198719821978197419701968 6

Tashawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
675 births that decade — 45% of Tashawn's all-time total
1970s261980s1001990s3892000s6752010s2752020s51

Tashawn by state

Where Tashawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tashawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
141 9.3%
#2 Virginia
74 4.9%
#3 Illinois
49 3.2%
#4 New Jersey
40 2.6%
#5 North Carolina
39 2.6%
#6 Ohio
36 2.4%
#7 Georgia
21 1.4%
#8 Michigan
20 1.3%
New York share of Tashawn's total US births 9.3%
Even split

141 of 1,516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Tashawn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashawn?
1,516 babies have been named Tashawn since 1975. It currently ranks #6550 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 91 births.
When was Tashawn most popular?
Tashawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 675 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tashawn most popular?
The top states for the name Tashawn are New York (141 births), Virginia (74 births), Illinois (49 births).
Is Tashawn a unisex name?
Yes, Tashawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,516 births, and as a girl's name it has 273 births.
How long has the name Tashawn been used?
Tashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tashawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tashaun, Tashon, Tasean, Taseen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.