Teshawn — boys' name
350 babies named Teshawn 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.
51% of everyone ever named Teshawn was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Teshawn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Teshawn
The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Teshawn between 1991 and 2023, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Teshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Teshawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 1976.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Teshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Teshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Teshawn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Teshawn 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 350 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.
Teshawn at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Teshawn popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991
- 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
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 180 births that decade — 51% of Teshawn's all-time total
Teshawn decade highlights
- Peak decade 180 births
- Runner-up 124 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Teshawn's strongest decade
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 51% of all-time use.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Teshawn? ▼
When was Teshawn most popular? ▼
Where is Teshawn most popular? ▼
Is Teshawn a unisex name? ▼
How long has the name Teshawn been used? ▼
What names are similar to Teshawn? ▼
Keep exploring Teshawn
Nearby Names Like Teshawn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Teshawn
Compare Teshawn side by side: Teshawn vs Teshaun Teshawn vs Tesean Teshawn vs Tesla
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1991–2023 (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.