Recorded 1991–2023 Unisex name Peak 2006 350 births

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.

1990s1242000s1802010s402020s6
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Teshawn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

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 2023

Total births

350

Since 1991

33 years of records

Peak year

2006

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1991

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2023

Teshawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1991

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
26
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
51015202530 202320112008200520021999199619931991 7

Teshawn popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 1976 (Teshawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
4.555.566.5 19901986198319791976 5

Teshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 51% of Teshawn's all-time total
1990s1242000s1802010s402020s6

Teshawn by state

Where Teshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Teshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 3.1%
#2 Texas
5 1.4%
New York share of Teshawn's total US births 3.1%
Even split

11 of 350 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Teshawn?
350 babies have been named Teshawn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 26 births.
When was Teshawn most popular?
Teshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Teshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Teshawn are New York (11 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Teshawn a unisex name?
Yes, Teshawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 350 births, and as a girl's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Teshawn been used?
Teshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 33 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Teshawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Teshaun, Tesean, Tesla, Teshon, 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, 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.