Dshawn — #12739 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Dshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 634 babies named Dshawn between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dshawn currently holds the #12739 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Dshawn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dshawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 634 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.