Nyshawn
#11,561 most common boys' name of all time · #29,547 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1997–2025
Rank among boys
#11,561
Rank overall
#29,547 of 105,966
First appeared
1997
Years on the list
20 of 146
All-time
206
Since 2016
22
Peak year
2005 #4,050
Best rank
#4,050 2005
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Nyshawn first appears in 1997. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,789 |
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,388 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,932 |
| 2019 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,049 |
| 2015 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,165 |
| 2014 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,533 |
| 2012 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,933 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,330 |
| 2010 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,972 |
| 2009 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,122 |
| 2008 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,430 |
| 2007 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,995 |
| 2006 | — | 19 | 19 | #4,843 |
| 2005 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,050 |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,782 |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 2002 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,471 |
| 2001 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,995 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,586 |
| 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,722 |