Eshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Eshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Eshawn come from?
Modern: modern American coinage, E- + Shawn
Is Eshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Eshawn is a boys' name.
How popular is Eshawn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Eshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Eshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir Jayden Arjun Kayden Zayden Jaylen Ishaan Ayaan Rayan Draven Nasir Hamza
Names related to Eshawn
More Modern names
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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, “Eshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eshawn, updated 20 October 2026.