Given name
Dayshawn
“The Lord is gracious”
Dayshawn is a variant of Daeshawna. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dayshawn is a variant of Daeshawna. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dayshawn 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dayshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,361
- 1,356 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,301 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,301 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 979 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.
Dayshawn’s family of names
Dayshawn has a related form in Daeshawna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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