Tayshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tay-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Tayshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
Where does Tayshawn come from?
Modern: blend of Tay- and Shawn
Is Tayshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Tayshawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tayshawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Tayshawn, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 128 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Tayshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tayshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,238 |
| 2009 | 92 | #1,697 |
| 2008 | 104 | #1,543 |
| 2007 | 123 | #1,359 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,294 |
| 2005 | 112 | #1,342 |
| 2004 | 92 | #1,475 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,176 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,220 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
Nicknames for Tayshawn
Names like Tayshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir, Hamza, Zahir, Nasir, Musa, Zamir, Amir, Muhammad, Nazir, Ahmad, Zayd, Yahir
Names related to Tayshawn
Tyshawn, Tayson, Taysen, Tayshaun, Tashawn, Tashaun, Taeshawn, Taeshaun
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tayshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tayshawn, updated 20 October 2026.