Dashawn
Masculine
Dashawn is given to both — 8,880 boys and 541 girls since 1880. See Dashawn as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Dashawn sets a light Da- in front of Shawn, the English spelling of the Irish Sean. It is two syllables, stressed at the end, confident and bright, and it has been given almost entirely to boys.
How old is the name Dashawn?
Dashawn first appears in US birth records in 1968 — 57 years ago. The typical Dashawn alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 8,700 people named Dashawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dashawn most popular?
Dashawn peaked in 1994, reaching #524 nationally. Today it ranks #2539, 2,015 places below that high. See the whole 1994 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Dashawn
Sean came to America from Ireland and was respelled Shawn and Shaun, and American families then gave it new openings: De-, Da-, Ra-. Dashawn became one of the most familiar of these, a name that begins with a quick tap and lands firmly on Shawn. It carries an Irish name in an American shape, and it belongs to the families who made it their own.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Dashawn. Its core is Shawn, from Sean, the Irish John, God is gracious; the Da- in front has no documented meaning.
Pronouncing Dashawn
duh-SHAWN
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Dashawn
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
- 1968
- Most boys named
- 1994373 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #524reached in 1994
- Change vs 2024
- −3.7%52 in 2025, from 54
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.
Dashawn in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: Ohio, Texas, Illinois.
Dashawns among us
people named Dashawn are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 32,848 born in 2025 was named Dashawn
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Doris test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Dashawn's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Doris climbed just as high around 1932, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Doris's path sketches the road Dashawn is walking now.
Dashawn sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Dashawn is headed
Dashawn is easing off slowly — about 17% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
High confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Dashawn beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Dashawn in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It has a strong, confident sound.
- Shawn and Dash give two short forms.
- It will be spelled DeShawn or Deshaun.
- A very few girls have been given it; for them it will read as a boy's name.
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Masculine · #2539 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Dashawns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 8,700 people named Dashawn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dashawn in 2025?
- Dashawn ranks #2539 among US boy names in 2025, with 52 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Dashawn?
- About 1 in every 32,848 US boys born in 2025 was named Dashawn — 52 in all.
- Will my child share the name Dashawn with classmates?
- Dashawn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Dashawn
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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