Dashun
Masculine
Dashun is built on the Da- that opens Dashawn, Damon and Darnell. Its second half is written the plainest way English can write it, and that plainness leaves the reader to decide where the stress falls.
How old is the name Dashun?
Dashun first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Dashun alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 500 people named Dashun are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dashun most popular?
Dashun peaked in 1996, reaching #2679 nationally. See the whole 1996 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Dashun
Dashun belongs to a family of American names that begin on Da- or De- and end on the sound of Sean: Dashawn, Deshawn, Dashon. Where the others keep an echo of Sean's spelling, Dashun writes the ending as plainly as English allows. It can be said da-SHAWN, rhyming with its cousins, or DASH-un, with the weight up front, and the letters do not say which. That makes it a name finished in the speaking: the first family to call it out loud decided it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for this spelling. It sits beside Dashawn and Deshawn, which join Da- or De- to the sound of Sean, the Irish form of John; nothing records whether Dashun belongs to that group or was built separately.
Pronouncing Dashun
Two readings are possible: da-SHAWN, like Dashawn, or DASH-un. The spelling does not settle it; the family's own version will.
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
- 1973
- Most boys named
- 199628 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2679reached in 1996
- Change vs 2022
- +40.0%7 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.
Dashuns among us
people named Dashun 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
Dashun 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
- Six letters, easy to write once learned.
- Belongs to a familiar group of names, so the sound is recognized.
- Readers who have not heard it will say the last syllable like the English word shun; correcting that will be a regular small task.
- Spellers will default to Dashawn or Deshawn.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dashuns 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 Dashun are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dashun in 2025?
- Dashun is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Dashun with classmates?
- Dashun will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
David#35 · Daniel#22 · Donald#690 · Dennis#707 · Douglas#807 · Dylan#41 · Danny#628 · Dale#1409
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