Unisex name · since 1975

Tashawn

Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,527 babies named Tashawn, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,909 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,325 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,527
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade

1,527 babies have been named Tashawn since 1975, making it today's #7325 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashawn has been recorded 1,527 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #7325 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #3,909 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,325 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,527 born since 1975
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashawn ranks #3,909 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,527 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,909 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,325 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,527
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%47.4%
Tashawn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tashawn's 1,527 recorded births place it above 91.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Tashawn compares

1,527 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Tashawn's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tashawn Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,527 369 358,536
Peak-year births 91 34 22,252

Tashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tashawn splits its recorded history at 2001: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 91 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tashawn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
91
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
020406080100 19751983199019972004201120182025 11

Tashawn popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 273 births
05101520 196819721976198019841989199319982000 6

Tashawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (675 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Tashawn's strongest decade.

675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Tashawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 675 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Tashawn 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 Tashawn's total volume

Tashawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -118, 3.6%-114, 5.2%-25, 15.1%-111, 6%-29, 7.1%-67, 5.4%-61, 7.4%-59, 5.6%-54, 8.3%-65, 6.8%-49, 6%-40, 13.4%-58, 4.4%-85, 2.7%-66, 3.5%Tashawn-51, 6%Tashawn
Tashawn vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 9.2%
#2 Virginia
74 4.8%
#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 9.2%
Even split

141 of 1,527 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?
1,527 babies have been named Tashawn since 1975. All-time, it sits at #3,909 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,325 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 91 births.
Where does Tashawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tashawn ranks #3,909 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,325 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 1,527 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 51 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Tashawn's data

  • Tashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (675 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Tashawns (141 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.

Keep exploring Tashawn

Nearby Names Like Tashawn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tashawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2025 (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 Tashawn 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.