Raeshawn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ray-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Raeshawn is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raeshawn mean?
Modern: blend of Rae- and Shawn
Shawn is a spelling of Sean, the Irish form of John.
Is Raeshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Raeshawn is a boys' name.
How popular is Raeshawn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Raeshawn in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raeshawn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
Names like Raeshawn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamir, Hamza, Kayden, Rayan, Amir, Nasir, Jayden, Rayyan, Hassan, Rayden, Ahmad, Rohan
Names related to Raeshawn
Rashawn, Rayshawn, Rashaun, Rayshaun, Rashaan, Rasean, Rashan, Reshawn
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, “Raeshawn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raeshawn, updated 20 October 2026.