Given name
Raeshawn
“born during the daylight”
Raeshawn is a variant of Rashaun. In American use, Rashaun carries the interpretation “born during the daylight.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raeshawn is a variant of Rashaun. In American use, Rashaun carries the interpretation “born during the daylight.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raeshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 475
- 351 boys · 124 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 372 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.
Raeshawn’s family of names
Raeshawn has a related form in Rashaun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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