Given name
Vashawn
“The Lord is gracious”
Vashawn is a variant of Vashon. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vashawn is a variant of Vashon. One American interpretation is “The Lord is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vashawn is a variant of Vashon. An origin associated with Vashon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vashawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 538
- 505 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,898 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −62%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,898 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 402 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.
Vashawn’s family of names
Vashawn has a related form in Vashon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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