Recorded 2002–2012 Boys' name Peak 2007 74 births

Tayshun — boys' name

74 babies named Tayshun in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s642010s10
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Tayshun was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tayshun in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tayshun

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Tayshun between 2002 and 2012, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tayshun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tayshun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tayshun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tayshun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tayshun 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 74 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.

Tayshun at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

74

Since 2002

11 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2002

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2012

Tayshun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2002

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
05101520 20122010200920072006200520042002 5

Tayshun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 86% of Tayshun's all-time total
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Tayshun by state

Where Tayshun concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tayshun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 6.8%
Tennessee share of Tayshun's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tayshun?
74 babies have been named Tayshun since 2002. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Tayshun most popular?
Tayshun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Tayshun most popular?
The top states for the name Tayshun are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Tayshun been used?
Tayshun has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 11 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Tayshun?
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, 2002–2012 (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.