Recorded 1994–2001 Boys' name Peak 1997 80 births

Voshon — boys' name

80 babies named Voshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s752000s5
1990s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Voshon was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

32 babies were named Voshon in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Voshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Voshon between 1994 and 2001, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Voshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Voshon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Voshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Voshon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Voshon 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.

Voshon at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

80

Since 1994

8 years of records

Peak year

1997

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1994

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2001

Voshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1994

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
32
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
010203040 200119991998199719951994 9

Voshon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 94% of Voshon's all-time total
1990s752000s5

Voshon by state

Where Voshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Voshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
15 18.8%
#2 New York
6 7.5%
Florida share of Voshon's total US births 18.8%
Even split

15 of 80 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Voshon?
80 babies have been named Voshon since 1994. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 32 births.
When was Voshon most popular?
Voshon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Voshon most popular?
The top states for the name Voshon are Florida (15 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Voshon been used?
Voshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 8 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Voshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Voss. 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, 1994–2001 (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.