Kashawn
Kashawn Aitcheson is a Canadian junior ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted 17th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
Meaning & Origin of Kashawn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kashawn Aitcheson is a Canadian junior ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted 17th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL entry draft.
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The Story of Kashawn
As a girl name
Kashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 9 births, good for #6,384 nationwide. About 47% of every Kashawn on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Kashawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 78 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kashawn as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Kashawn — #1,680 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Kashawn on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kashawn ranks #6,637 for boys with 12 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kashawn
Kashawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kashawn's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,680. Use the chart and map above to compare Kashawn'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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