Unisex name · since 1981

Vershawn

80 babies named Vershawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,929 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Vershawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 80 recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vershawn has been recorded 80 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.

  • #18,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 80 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vershawn ranks #18,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,929 of 45,481
all-time among boys
80
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Vershawn's 80 recorded births place it above 58.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Vershawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vershawn's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vershawn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
45678910 198119871996199719981999200020012002200320062009 5

Vershawn popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1973 (Vershawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1973 5

Vershawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Vershawn's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Vershawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vershawn? ▼
80 babies have been named Vershawn since 1981. All-time, it sits at #18,929 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
Where does Vershawn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vershawn ranks #18,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vershawn most popular? ▼
Vershawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Vershawn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Vershawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 80 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Vershawn been used? ▼
Vershawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 29 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Vershawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vernon, Vern, Verne, Verlin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Vershawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2009 (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 Vershawn 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.