Declining since 2005, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Tayshaun since 1997
Babies named Tayshaun per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 1,004 |
| 2010s | 229 |
| 2020s | 62 |
Meaning & origin
Tayshaun is a modern American name that first appeared in 1997, riding the wave of inventive, rhythmically smooth coinages that became popular in African American naming culture. It reached its peak rank in 2005, when it was most frequently chosen for newborn boys. Since 2005, the name has been steadily falling in use, with a latest rank of 9,714 in 2025 and an incidence of about 1 in 244,011 births. While Tayshaun has not consistently appeared in any top states, its constructed nature reflects a broader trend of merging popular name elements to create fresh, distinctive identities.
Tayshaun is a modern American coinage, combining the popular prefix Tay- (drawn from names like Taylor or Taye) with the name Shaun, itself an Irish form of John. It emerged in the late 1990s in the United States, following the trend of creating distinctive, rhythmically balanced names for boys. The name has no historical or linguistic roots beyond its modern construction.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Tay, Shaun
Sibling names for Tayshaun
Names that share Tayshaun's style, for a brother or sister.
