The first name DeShawn
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
De- + Shawn. African-American coinage with the prefix De as in DeAndre, DeAngelo, and other names popular in the 1990s + Shawn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
DeShawn last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2006, with 10 births (#1,744).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare DeShawn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named DeShawn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 100 boys born in the United States were named DeShawn, the 1,663rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1997, when 563 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named DeShawn
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- DeShawn StevensonAmerican basketball player (born 1981)
- DeShawn SimsAmerican basketball player (b. 1988)
- Deshawn StephensAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Pierre JacksonAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
Questions
- What does the name DeShawn mean?
- De- + Shawn. African-American coinage with the prefix De as in DeAndre, DeAngelo, and other names popular in the 1990s + Shawn.
- How popular is the name DeShawn?
- In 2021, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named DeShawn, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 2006, with 10 births.
- Is DeShawn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 17,257 US babies named DeShawn since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.
- When was DeShawn most popular?
- 1997 in the United States, when 563 babies were named DeShawn, its highest rank at 411th.
- What are other spellings of DeShawn?
- Dashawn, Deshaun and Deshawn.