How popular is the name Deshawn?

Deshawn ranks 735th among boys' names in US records, with 23,069 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,360.

Is Deshawn a unisex name?

No. Deshawn is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1997, when 738 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Deshaun. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#735 of boy names

Pronounced D EH1 S HH AO1 N (ARPABET)

Deshawn is a boys' name, and first appears in 1964. It has been given to 23,069 children — the 735th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1997, when 738 children were given it.

Deshaun is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1997Boys: 738Girls: 19

These spellings sound identical to Deshawn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Deshawn?: Deshawn ranks 735th among boys' names in US records, with 23,069 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,360.
Is Deshawn a unisex name?: No. Deshawn is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Deshawn most popular?: 1997, when 738 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Deshawn spelled?: Deshaun. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.