Dashon
Dashon is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dashon Goldson, American football player Dashon Johnson, American boxer DaShon Polk, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Dashon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dashon is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dashon Goldson, American football player Dashon Johnson, American boxer DaShon Polk, American football player
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The Story of Dashon
Dashon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 68 Dashons were born — ranking #1,519 that year. As of 2026, Dashon ranks #6,102 for baby boys with 14 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 2K Dashons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dashon
Dashon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dashon's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Dashon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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