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
Tashawn's 1,527 recorded births place it above 91.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2005)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Currently ranks #7325 among boys.
1,527 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 91 births in a single year.
Tashawn popularity over time - girls
273 total births recorded since 1968 (Tashawn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Tashawn accounts for 15% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
389 births
- 2000s
2000s
675 births
- 2010s
2010s
275 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 675 births (44% of all-time use).
Tashawn decade highlights
- Peak decade 675 births
- Runner-up 389 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Tashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| 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% |
141 of 1,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 9.2% of nationwide
- Virginia 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.2% of nationwide
- New Jersey 2.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 9.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tashawn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~50 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, 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.
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