Rashaun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ra-SHAWN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Rashaun is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
Where does Rashaun come from?
Modern: modern blend of Ra- and Shaun
Is Rashaun a girl's or a boy's name?
Rashaun is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rashaun in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rashaun in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rashaun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Rashaun in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Rashaun, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 117 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had fewer boys named Rashaun than any year since 1973.
Half of all the boys named Rashaun in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 54 boys in the US were given Rashaun or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,106, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
Rashaun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,845 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,128 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,373 |
| 2007 | 92 | #1,658 |
| 2006 | 85 | #1,669 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 2003 | 86 | #1,494 |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,495 |
| 2001 | 101 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,404 |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,468 |
| 1998 | 117 | #1,093 |
| 1997 | 88 | #1,291 |
| 1996 | 92 | #1,215 |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,104 |
| 1994 | 99 | #1,136 |
| 1993 | 105 | #1,087 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,296 |
| 1991 | 68 | #1,362 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,321 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,289 |
| 1988 | 83 | #1,090 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,200 |
| 1986 | 68 | #1,143 |
| 1985 | 62 | #1,189 |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,059 |
| 1983 | 48 | #1,346 |
| 1982 | 65 | #1,133 |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,044 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,154 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,304 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
Names like Rashaun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Aj Vivaan Rishi Krishiv Avi Rajveer Raja Rivaan Aarav Vihaan Rishiv
Other spellings of Rashaun
Names related to Rashaun
Roshan Rishan Rashaan Roshaun Rashan Rahsaan Rayshawn Rayshaun Rasheen
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Rashaun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rashaun, updated 20 October 2026.