Fun Facts About the Name Vashaun
- 220 babies named Vashaun: U.S. records list 220 babies given the name Vashaun from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 girls received the name Vashaun - about 1 girl for every 36 boys.
What Does the Name Vashaun Mean?
Vashaun has no established meaning or language of origin. It is a modern English-language given name used mainly in the United States, and its parts do not correspond to a documented word in an older language. The ending -shaun matches Shaun, an English spelling of the Irish name Seán, which is ultimately related to John; the initial Va-, however, is not an Irish element. Similarity to Shaun is not evidence that Vashaun derives from it, so the name's meaning remains uncertain.
Vashaun Name History & Origins
Vashaun is a contemporary American English given name. Its spelling places it alongside modern American names that add a prefix to a familiar name element - forms such as DaShaun, JaShaun, and LaShaun - but the specific model for Vashaun is not documented. The name should not be given a firm etymology from those parallels alone. Its recorded use is as a modern given name in the United States, and any connection to an older Irish, French, or English name remains undocumented.
How Popular is the Name Vashaun?
Vashaun 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 #3,601 in 1978.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | #10,372 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,757 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,943 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,730 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,389 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #7,670 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #11,973 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,093 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,496 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,789 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,346 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #8,296 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,286 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,637 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #11,242 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #4,047 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #7,103 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,815 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,422 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #6,899 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #4,832 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #6,195 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,448 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #7,249 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #3,601 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,816 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,295 | 8 | 0.0005% |
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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How the Name Vashaun Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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