Recorded 1995–2015 Boys' name Peak 2006 219 births

Tayshon — boys' name

219 babies named Tayshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s1482010s48
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Tayshon was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

25 babies were named Tayshon in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Tayshon between 1995 and 2015, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayshon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tayshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tayshon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayshon 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 219 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.

Tayshon at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

219

Since 1995

21 years of records

Peak year

2006

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1995

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tayshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1995

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2006)
25
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
051015202530 20152012200920062003200019971995 5

Tayshon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
148 births that decade — 68% of Tayshon's all-time total
1990s232000s1482010s48

Tayshon by state

Where Tayshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tayshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
7 3.2%
North Carolina share of Tayshon's total US births 3.2%

7 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayshon?
219 babies have been named Tayshon since 1995. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2006 with 25 births.
When was Tayshon most popular?
Tayshon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Tayshon most popular?
The top states for the name Tayshon are North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Tayshon been used?
Tayshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 21 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tayshon?
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.

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, 1995–2015 (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.