Vashon
The Story of Vashon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Vashon as a girl name dates back to 1973, when 29 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Vashon — #2,506 in the national rankings. About 86% of every Vashon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Vashon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Vashon on the record books as a boy name in 1972, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 96 Vashons were born — ranking #804 that year. About 38% of every Vashon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Vashon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 762 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vashon
Vashon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 762 births in the dataset. Vashon's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #804. Use the chart and map above to compare Vashon'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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