Is Vashon a boy or girl name?

Vashon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 836 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.2% were girls and 91.8% were boys.

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Vashon

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Vashon was most popular in 1973, when 125 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,641 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 836 people named Vashon.

Vashon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vashon’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vashon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vashon is mostly a boy’s name — 8.2% of the 836 Americans given it were girls and 91.8% 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