Rashan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ruh-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Rashan is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Rashan come from?
Modern: spelling of Rashon; blend of Ra- and Shon
Meaning borrowed from Rashon.
Is Rashan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rashan is a boys' name.
How popular is Rashan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Rashan in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1992, 17% of the babies named Rashan in the US were girls.
Rashan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1979 | 51 | #1,291 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,469 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,275 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
Names like Rashan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Rishi Aj Avi Imran Vivaan Arjun Vikram Arman Javin Krishiv Rudvik
Names related to Rashan
Rishaan Rashawn Rayshawn Roshan Rishan Rashaun Rashon Rayshaun
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, “Rashan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rashan, updated 20 October 2026.