Recorded 1979–2022 Boys' name Peak 2002 340 births

Tashon — boys' name

340 babies named Tashon in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s241990s1012000s1462010s522020s11
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Tashon was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

26 babies were named Tashon in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tashon

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Tashon between 1979 and 2022, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tashon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tashon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tashon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tashon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tashon 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 340 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.

Tashon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

340

Since 1979

44 years of records

Peak year

2002

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1979

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tashon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1979

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
26
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
051015202530 202220142009200520011997199319891979 6

Tashon popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1973 (Tashon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198919741973 5

Tashon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
146 births that decade — 43% of Tashon's all-time total
1970s61980s241990s1012000s1462010s522020s11

Tashon by state

Where Tashon concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tashon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 1.5%
New Jersey share of Tashon's total US births 1.5%

5 of 340 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tashon?
340 babies have been named Tashon since 1979. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 26 births.
When was Tashon most popular?
Tashon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tashon most popular?
The top states for the name Tashon are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Tashon been used?
Tashon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tashon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tashawn, Tashaun, Tasean, Taseen, 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, 1979–2022 (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.