Is Vashawn a boy or girl name?

Vashawn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 538 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.1% were girls and 93.9% were boys.

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Vashawn

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Vashawn was most popular in 1976, when 24 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,768 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 538 people named Vashawn.

Vashawn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vashawn’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vashawn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vashawn is mostly a boy’s name — 6.1% of the 538 Americans given it were girls and 93.9% 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.

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