Nashawn
NaShawn Kearse is an American television and film actor. Kearse has made television appearances in HBO series "The Sopranos" as "Jameel". Entourage, as rapper Saigon's cousin; and in The Shield.
Meaning & Origin of Nashawn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
NaShawn Kearse is an American television and film actor. Kearse has made television appearances in HBO series "The Sopranos" as "Jameel". Entourage, as rapper Saigon's cousin; and in The Shield.
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The Story of Nashawn
As a girl name
Nashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 9 Nashawns were born — ranking #8,804 that year. As of 2026, Nashawn ranks #12,425 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 53 Nashawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 68 Nashawns were born — ranking #1,967 that year. As of 2026, Nashawn ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 905 Nashawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nashawn
Nashawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 905 births in the dataset. Nashawn's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,967. Use the chart and map above to compare Nashawn'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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