Boys' name · since 2003

Zashawn

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Zashawn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,000 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

Zashawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 2003.

Zashawn has 39 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2013.

  • #24,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 39 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zashawn ranks #24,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,000 of 45,481
all-time among boys
39
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zashawn's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% 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.

Zashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zashawn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zashawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 200320052007200820092013 6

Zashawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (33 births, 85% of the file).

2000s was Zashawn's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Zashawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 33 births (85% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zashawn?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 39 babies named Zashawn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,000 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 8 births.
Where does Zashawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zashawn ranks #24,000 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 Zashawn most popular?
Zashawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zashawn been used?
Zashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 11 years of data through 2013.

What to do with Zashawn's data

  • Zashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zashawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zashawn: 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, 2003–2013 (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 Zashawn 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.