Dashawn

Meaning: De- + Shawn
Origin: Variant of DeShawn · from Sean: God is gracious (from African-American coinage (De- + Shawn, ultimately Hebrew))

Boy's name · #2543 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Dashawn reached #526 in 1994 and has eased to #2543 since. About 8,900 boys have carried it since 1968.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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