Fun Facts About the Name Dashon
- More than 1 thousand babies named Dashon: U.S. records list 1,648 babies given the name Dashon from 1880 through 2025. Even 33 girls received the name Dashon - about 1 girl for every 49 boys.
What Does the Name Dashon Mean?
Dashon is a modern American given name usually grouped with DeShawn and Dashawn. Names of this type attach a short opening syllable, spelled Da- or De-, to the name Shawn. That opening syllable carries no meaning of its own, so the sense commonly given for Dashon comes entirely from Shawn, the Anglicized form of the Irish name Seán, which is the Irish form of John. John goes back to the Hebrew name Yochanan, "Yahweh is gracious."
The usual short definition, "God is gracious," is therefore an inherited, customary meaning rather than a literal translation of Dashon itself, which has no independent root word in English or any other language.
Dashon Name History & Origins
Dashon follows an American naming pattern that became common in the 20th century: a decorative prefix such as Da- or De- joined to an established name. Shawn came into American use through Irish immigration, and the spelling Shawn is an English rendering of the Irish Seán; these forms all trace back to John. DeShawn, Dashawn, and Dashon are written variants of one another, with the final -on spelling matching the same unstressed second syllable.
The name is used mainly in the United States, where it also appears as a surname. Because it is a recent formation in English rather than a name carried down from an older language, its background is tied to the American use of Shawn rather than to a long line of older forms.
How Popular is the Name Dashon?
Dashon has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #1,476 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #10,846 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,150 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #13,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,732 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #9,074 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #8,715 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,959 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #5,474 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,844 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #12,757 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,725 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #5,766 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #3,915 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,366 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,500 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,180 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,171 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,104 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,355 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,552 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #4,254 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #3,256 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #4,312 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #3,433 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2007 | #2,656 | 46 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #2,626 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 2005 | #2,376 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #2,654 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #2,131 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #2,135 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2001 | #1,749 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2000 | #2,094 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #1,736 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #1,706 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1997 | #1,523 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 1996 | #1,746 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1995 | #1,588 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 1994 | #1,586 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #1,476 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 1992 | #1,492 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 1991 | #1,776 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1990 | #1,489 | 58 | 0.0028% |
| 1989 | #2,376 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,154 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,128 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1986 | #2,533 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,976 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,310 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,289 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,530 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #4,226 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #3,135 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,209 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #3,928 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,074 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #3,316 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #2,662 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #4,277 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #2,249 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #4,552 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,515 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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