Boys' name · since 1991
Tayshawn
1,325 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.
- #4,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tayshawn is the #5989 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,325 recorded since 1991.
Tayshawn has 1,325 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5989 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #4,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,989 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,325 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayshawn ranks #4,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,989 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,325 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,989 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,325
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayshawn's 1,325 recorded births place it above 90.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Tayshawn compares
1,325 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
Tayshawn's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tayshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tayshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tayshawn splits its recorded history at 2008: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tayshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Tayshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (822 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Tayshawn's strongest decade.
822 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Tayshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
822 births
- 2010s 310
2010s
310 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 822 births (62% of all-time use).
How Tayshawn 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 Tayshawn's total volume
Tayshawn by state
Where Tayshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 120 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 46 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 32 | 2.4% |
| #6 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.6% |
120 of 1,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Tayshawn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tayshawn's data
- Tayshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (822 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Tayshawns (120 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tayshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Tayshawn 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.