Rashawna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ruh-SHAW-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Rashawna is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rashawna mean?
Modern: blend of Ra- and Shawna
Shawna is a feminine form of Shawn, itself a spelling of the Irish Sean.
Is Rashawna a girl's or a boy's name?
Rashawna is a girls' name.
How popular is Rashawna in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Rashawna in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rashawna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
Names like Rashawna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aisha, Sasha, Samira, Shayla, Amira, Rayana, Radhika, Khadija, Alisha, Samara, Anika, Ayana
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, “Rashawna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rashawna, updated 20 October 2026.