Deshawna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- duh-SHAW-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Deshawna is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deshawna mean?
Modern: De- prefix + Shawna
Combines a De- prefix with Shawna, a feminine form of Shawn.
Is Deshawna a girl's or a boy's name?
Deshawna is a girls' name.
How popular is Deshawna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Deshawna in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deshawna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 26 | #4,309 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Deshawna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiana, Kiara, Brianna, Kianna, Briana, Daniela, Aisha, Mckenna, Cassidy, Anika, Dayana, Sasha
Names related to Deshawna
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, “Deshawna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deshawna, updated 20 October 2026.