Arshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ar-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Arshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Arshawn come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps Ar- + Shawn
Is Arshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Arshawn is a boys' name.
How popular is Arshawn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Arshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Arshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Arshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Aj, Krishiv, Avyaan, Vivaan, Avi, Vihaan, Arjun, Atharv, Advik, Aarush, Arjan
Names related to Arshawn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Arshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arshawn, updated 20 October 2026.