Jayshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jay-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Jayshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
Where does Jayshawn come from?
Modern: blend of Jay and Shawn
Is Jayshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jayshawn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jayshawn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,948th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Jayshawn, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,416th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 115 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Jayshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jayshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,416 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 51 | #2,459 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 2012 | 83 | #1,786 |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,823 |
| 2010 | 115 | #1,438 |
| 2009 | 103 | #1,572 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,482 |
| 2007 | 95 | #1,621 |
| 2006 | 97 | #1,536 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,496 |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 69 | #1,691 |
| 2001 | 66 | #1,729 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,132 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
Nicknames for Jayshawn
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jayshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir, Jayden, Hamza, Jasiah, Jaylen, Nasir, Amir, Zahir, Musa, Zayden, Zamir, Muhammad
Names related to Jayshawn
Jayson, Jaysen, Jashawn, Jashaun, Jaysean, Jashan, Jayshaun, Jayshon
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, 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, “Jayshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jayshawn, updated 20 October 2026.