Given name
Dashawn
“God is gracious”
In English use, Dashawn is a variant of Deshawn. One interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Dashawn is a variant of Deshawn. One interpretation is “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dashawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,421
- 8,880 boys · 541 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 401 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,543 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,543 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 373 in 1994. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,112 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.
Dashawn’s family of names
In English usage, Dashawn has a related form in Deshawn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dashawn
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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