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DeShawn

boy name · African American origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

modern coinage combining the honorific prefix 'De-' with Shawn; part of a distinctive and beloved Black American naming tradition

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. DeShawn peaked in the 1980s.

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