Mishawn
The Story of Mishawn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mishawn as a girl name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Mishawn — #5,413 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Mishawn on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Mishawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1992, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 117 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Mishawn on the record books as a boy name in 2000, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 11 Mishawns were born — ranking #7,008 that year. About 51% of every Mishawn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Mishawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 76 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mishawn
Mishawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Mishawn's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #5,413. Use the chart and map above to compare Mishawn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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