Daeshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- day-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Daeshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Daeshawn mean?
Modern: blend of Dae- and Shawn
A modern blend of the prefix Dae- with Shawn, an English spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John.
Is Daeshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Daeshawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daeshawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Daeshawn, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Daeshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daeshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,643 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 40 | #2,260 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Daeshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Declan, Jayden, Aiden, Brayden, Kylan, Deacon, Jaylen, Braylen, Keegan, Dylan, Draven
Names related to Daeshawn
Deshawn, Dashawn, Dashaun, Dayshawn, Dasean, Daishawn, Daeshaun
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
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, “Daeshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daeshawn, updated 20 October 2026.