Is Nashawn a boy or girl name?

Nashawn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 965 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys.

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Nashawn

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Nashawn was most popular in 2006, when 68 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,523 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 965 people named Nashawn.

Nashawn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nashawn’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nashawn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nashawn is mostly a boy’s name — 5.5% of the 965 Americans given it were girls and 94.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nashawn

Where Nashawn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org