Recorded 1981–2009 Unisex name Peak 1998 80 births

Vershawn — boys' name

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.

1980s111990s292000s40
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Vershawn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Vershawn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vershawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Vershawn between 1981 and 2009, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vershawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Vershawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1973.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vershawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vershawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vershawn 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 80 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.

Vershawn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

80

Since 1981

29 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1981

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2009

Vershawn popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
45678910 200920062003200220012000199919981997199619871981 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

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 50% of Vershawn's all-time total
1980s111990s292000s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vershawn?
80 babies have been named Vershawn since 1981. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1981–2009 (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.