Given name
Mashaun
“an outgoing young man”
Mashaun is a variant of Marshawn. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mashaun is a variant of Marshawn. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mashaun is a variant of Marshawn. An origin associated with Marshawn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mashaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 24 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mashaun’s family of names
Mashaun has a related form in Marshawn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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