Given name
Lashawn
“filled with happiness”·“an enthusiastic man”
Lashawn is a variant of Lashawna. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Lashawn is a variant of Lashaun. One American interpretation is “an enthusiastic man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lashawn is a variant of Lashawna. One American interpretation is “filled with happiness.” Lashawn is a variant of Lashaun. One American interpretation is “an enthusiastic man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lashawn is a variant of Lashawna. An origin associated with Lashawna is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lashawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,628
- 3,279 boys · 7,349 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 547 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,658 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,658 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 105 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,636 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.
Lashawn’s family of names
Lashawn has a related form in Lashaun. Lashawn has a related form in Lashawna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lashawn
- LaShawn MerrittAmerican track and field athleteborn 1986
- LaShawn DanielsAmerican songwriter, vocal producer and arranger1977–2019
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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