Boys' name · since 1999

Zeshawn

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Zeshawn, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,416 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Zeshawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Zeshawn recorded 37 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2008.

  • #24,416 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 37 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeshawn ranks #24,416 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,416 of 45,481
all-time among boys
37
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zeshawn's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% 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.

Zeshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zeshawn's full recorded timeline at 2006, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zeshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2007)
12
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
468101214 19992004200620072008 7

Zeshawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 84% of the file).

2000s was Zeshawn's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Zeshawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (84% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeshawn? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 37 babies named Zeshawn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,416 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2008. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 12 births.
Where does Zeshawn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeshawn ranks #24,416 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 Zeshawn most popular? ▼
Zeshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Zeshawn been used? ▼
Zeshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 10 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Zeshawn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeshan, Zesar, Zeshaun. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Zeshawn: 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, 1999–2008 (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 Zeshawn 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.