Dayshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- day-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Dayshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Dayshawn come from?
Modern: blend of Day- and Shawn
Is Dayshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Dayshawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dayshawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 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, 11 boys in the US were named Dayshawn, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2005, with 71 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the boys named Dayshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dayshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 39 | #2,957 |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,347 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,061 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,304 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,101 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 61 | #1,970 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,677 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 49 | #1,777 |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,846 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
Nicknames for Dayshawn
- Shawn 21 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Dayshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir, Kayden, Jayden, Hamza, Declan, Brayden, Aiden, Dylan, Kylan, Amir, Nasir, Hassan
Names related to Dayshawn
Dashawn, Dayson, Dashaun, Daeshawn, Daysen, Daishawn, Daeshaun, Dayshaun
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, “Dayshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dayshawn, updated 20 October 2026.