Given name
Daeshawn
“The Lord is gracious”
Daeshawn is a variant of Daeshawna. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daeshawn is a variant of Daeshawna. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daeshawn is a variant of Daeshawna. An origin associated with Daeshawna is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daeshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 860
- 855 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,397 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,397 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 46 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 601 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daeshawn’s family of names
Daeshawn has a related form in Daeshawna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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