Vashon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vuh-SHAHN
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Vashon is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Vashon mean?
Modern: American use of the surname Vashon, perhaps shaped by Shaun
Vashon Island in Washington state was named by the explorer George Vancouver after his friend, naval officer James Vashon.
Is Vashon a girl's or a boy's name?
Vashon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vashon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Vashon, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1973, with 96 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Vashon in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1977, 19% of the babies named Vashon in the US were girls.
Vashon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 26 | #3,099 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,752 |
| 1974 | 77 | #923 |
| 1973 | 96 | #804 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
Names like Vashon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Javon, Jason, Aaron, Colton, Tyson, Brandon, Mason, Jackson, Nathan, Austin, Jordan, Ravi
Names related to Vashon
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, “Vashon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vashon, updated 20 October 2026.