Daishawn
Masculine
Daishawn joins Dai, a syllable with a long Welsh history, to Shawn, the English spelling of the Irish Sean. It is two syllables, stressed at the end, confident and bright.
How old is the name Daishawn?
Daishawn first appears in US birth records in 1988 — 37 years ago. The typical Daishawn alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 500 people named Daishawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Daishawn most popular?
Daishawn peaked in 1997, reaching #2823 nationally. See the whole 1997 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Daishawn
In Wales, Dai has been the everyday name for a David for centuries, so common that it became a stock figure in Welsh jokes and songs. In America, the same syllable turned up at the front of new names built around Shawn and Shaun, the Irish John. Daishawn puts Welsh and Irish sounds side by side, whether or not anyone intended it, and the result has the easy swing of both.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Daishawn. Its second half is Shawn, from Sean, the Irish John; its first half echoes Dai, the Welsh pet form of David, but no record says a family meant it.
Pronouncing Daishawn
day-SHAWN
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Daishawn
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1988
- Most boys named
- 200132 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2823reached in 1997
- Change vs 2022
- 0.0%5 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Daishawns among us
people named Daishawn are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Daishawn sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a strong, clear rhythm.
- Shawn and Dai give two short forms.
- It will be spelled Dayshawn or DaShawn.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Daishawns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Daishawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Daishawn in 2025?
- Daishawn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Daishawn with classmates?
- Daishawn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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