Boys' name · since 2002
Tayshun
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Tayshun, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayshun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 2002.
Tayshun has 74 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2012.
- #19,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tayshun ranks #19,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,495 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tayshun's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Tayshun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tayshun's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tayshun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2012
- Peak year (2007)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Tayshun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 86% of the file).
2000s was Tayshun's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Tayshun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (86% of all-time use).
Tayshun by state
Where Tayshun concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 74 births nationwide.
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- Tayshun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Tayshuns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tayshun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2002–2012 (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 Tayshun 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.