Boys' name · since 1997
Tayshaun
1,319 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.
- #4,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,319
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayshaun currently ranks #10115 among boys' names in America, with 1,319 babies recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayshaun has been recorded 1,319 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #10115 nationally and more common than 27% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #4,314 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,115 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,319 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayshaun ranks #4,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,319 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,314 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,319
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayshaun's 1,319 recorded births place it above 90.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Tayshaun compares
1,319 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Tayshaun's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayshaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,319 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 186 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tayshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tayshaun's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 186, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tayshaun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 186
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tayshaun popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2004 (Tayshaun as girls' name)
Tayshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,004 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Tayshaun's strongest decade.
1,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Tayshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,004 births
- 2010s 229
2010s
229 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,004 births (76% of all-time use).
How Tayshaun 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 Tayshaun's total volume
Tayshaun by state
Where Tayshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 132 | 10.0% |
| #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 1,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Tayshaun appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tayshaun's data
- Tayshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,004 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.
- Michigan records the most Tayshauns (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Tayshaun: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Tayshaun 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.