Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Vashawn*

#6,975 most common boys' name of all time · #17,523 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1973–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#6,975
Rank overall
#17,523 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
48 of 146
All-time
538
Since 2016
44
Peak year
1976 #2,503
Best rank
#2,503 1976
Girls Boys peak 24/yr
198020002020

Vashawn first appears in 1973. 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

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 6 6 #10,976
2024 — 6 6 #11,250
2019 — 7 7 #10,005
2018 — 6 6 #11,073
2017 — 6 6 #11,147
2016 — 13 13 #6,487
2014 — 9 9 #8,314
2013 — 7 7 #9,941
2012 — 10 10 #7,738
2011 — 16 16 #5,510
2010 — 8 8 #9,067
2009 — 9 9 #8,505
2008 — 16 16 #5,585
2007 — 6 6 #11,267
2006 — 17 17 #5,181
2005 — 12 12 #6,366
2004 — 15 15 #5,345
2003 — 12 12 #6,016
2002 — 9 9 #7,281
2001 — 14 14 #5,247
2000 — 19 19 #4,138
1999 — 17 17 #4,269
1998 — 17 17 #4,111
1997 — 18 18 #3,812
1996 — 12 12 #5,025
1995 — 10 10 #5,706
1994 — 16 16 #4,012
1993 — 10 10 #5,580
1992 — 8 8 #6,387
1991 — 9 9 #5,741
1990 — 9 9 #5,619
1989 — 10 10 #5,010
1988 — 6 6 #6,861
1987 — 14 14 #3,478
1986 — 10 10 #4,355
1985 — 5 5 #7,114
1984 — 8 8 #4,839
1983 — 10 10 #4,068
1982 5 6 11 #6,085
1981 — 5 5 #6,848
1980 — 5 5 #6,867
1979 — 9 9 #4,325
1978 — 5 5 #6,395
1977 10 10 20 #3,803
1976 6 18 24 #2,503
1975 7 12 19 #3,235
1974 5 9 14 #3,828
1973 — 14 14 #2,715