US rank #7464 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,312 births

Tayshaun — #7464 US boys' name

1,312 babies named Tayshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s10042010s2292020s55
#7464
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Tayshaun was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

186 babies were named Tayshaun in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,312 babies named Tayshaun between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayshaun currently holds the #7464 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 186 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,004 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 132 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayshaun in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayshaun 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 1,312 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.

Tayshaun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,312

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2005

186 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,464

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tayshaun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
186
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-50050100150200 20242020201620122008200420001997 8

Tayshaun popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2004 (Tayshaun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20062004 5

Tayshaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,004 births that decade — 77% of Tayshaun's all-time total
1990s242000s10042010s2292020s55

Tayshaun by state

Where Tayshaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tayshaun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
132 10.1%
#2 Florida
49 3.7%
#3 Illinois
41 3.1%
#4 California
38 2.9%
#5 Texas
37 2.8%
#6 Georgia
33 2.5%
#7 North Carolina
30 2.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
30 2.3%
Michigan share of Tayshaun's total US births 10.1%
Even split

132 of 1,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Tayshaun appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayshaun?
1,312 babies have been named Tayshaun since 1997. It currently ranks #7464 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 186 births.
When was Tayshaun most popular?
Tayshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,004 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Tayshaun most popular?
The top states for the name Tayshaun are Michigan (132 births), Florida (49 births), Illinois (41 births).
How long has the name Tayshaun been used?
Tayshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tayshaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Taylor, Tayden, Tayler, Taylen, 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, 1997–2024 (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.