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.
More common than 48% of names given to boys today.
77% of everyone ever named Tayshaun was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Tayshaun popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997
- Peak year (2005)
- 186
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #7464 among boys.
1,312 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2005 with 186 births in a single year.
Tayshaun popularity over time — girls
10 total births recorded since 2004 (Tayshaun as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Tayshaun accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Tayshaun by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 1,004 births that decade — 77% of Tayshaun's all-time total
Tayshaun decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,004 births
- Runner-up 229 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Tayshaun's strongest decade
1,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 77% of all-time use.
Tayshaun by state
Where Tayshaun concentrates geographically — total births since 1997
| 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% |
132 of 1,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 10.1% of nationwide
- Florida 3.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.1% of nationwide
- California 2.9% of nationwide
- Texas 2.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 22 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 10.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tayshaun appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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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.