Given name
Jawon
“one who is shy”
Jawon is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who is shy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jawon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 810
- 805 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 62 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 598 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.
Jawon’s family of names
Jawon has a related form in Jawan. Jawon has a related form in Jawaun. Jawon has a related form in Jawaughn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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