Recorded 1975–2020 Boys' name Peak 1997 209 births

Vashaun — boys' name

209 babies named Vashaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s341990s532000s782010s142020s5
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vashaun was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

17 babies were named Vashaun in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vashaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Vashaun between 1975 and 2020, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vashaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vashaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vashaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vashaun 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 209 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.

Vashaun at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

209

Since 1975

46 years of records

Peak year

1997

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1975

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2020

Vashaun popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1975

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1997)
17
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20202008200319991995198319771975 8

Vashaun popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1981 (Vashaun as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1981 6

Vashaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 37% of Vashaun's all-time total
1970s251980s341990s532000s782010s142020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vashaun?
209 babies have been named Vashaun since 1975. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1997 with 17 births.
When was Vashaun most popular?
Vashaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Vashaun been used?
Vashaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 46 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Vashaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vasilios, Vashon, Vasco, Vashawn, 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, 1975–2020 (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.