Tayshawn — #5754 US boys' name
1,309 babies named Tayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 60% of names given to boys today.
63% of everyone ever named Tayshawn was born in this single decade.
128 babies were named Tayshawn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tayshawn
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,309 babies named Tayshawn between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayshawn currently holds the #5754 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 128 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 821 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tayshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Tayshawn in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tayshawn 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 1,309 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.
Tayshawn at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Tayshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991
- Peak year (2006)
- 128
- Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #5754 among boys.
1,309 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 128 births in a single year.
Tayshawn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 821 births that decade — 63% of Tayshawn's all-time total
Tayshawn decade highlights
- Peak decade 821 births
- Runner-up 310 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Tayshawn's strongest decade
821 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 63% of all-time use.
Tayshawn by state
Where Tayshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 120 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 46 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #6 | California | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.6% |
120 of 1,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Michigan 9.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.5% of nationwide
- Florida 2.5% of nationwide
- Texas 2.5% of nationwide
- New York 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Michigan accounts for 9.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Tayshawn appears in 16 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, 1991–2024 (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.