Vashawn
The Story of Vashawn
As a girl name
Vashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 10 births, good for #5,888 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 85% of all recorded Vashawns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1982 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 33 Vashawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 14 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 19 births, good for #4,066 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Vashawns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 499 Vashawns 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 Vashawn
Vashawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 499 births in the dataset. Vashawn's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #4,066. Use the chart and map above to compare Vashawn'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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