Unisex name · since 1991
Teshawn
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 350 babies named Teshawn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 350
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Teshawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 350 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Teshawn recorded 350 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.
- #9,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 350 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Teshawn ranks #9,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 350 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 350
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Teshawn's 350 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Teshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Teshawn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Teshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
350 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 26 births in a single year.
Teshawn popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1976 (Teshawn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Teshawn accounts for 7% of total recorded use across both genders.
Teshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Teshawn's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Teshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 40
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (51% of all-time use).
Teshawn decade highlights
- Peak decade 180 births
- Runner-up 124 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Teshawn by state
Where Teshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
Top 5 states
- New York 3.1% of nationwide
- Texas 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 3.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Teshawn's data
- Teshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (180 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Teshawns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Teshawn: 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 (~32 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, 1991–2023 (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 Teshawn 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.
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