DeShawn
Origin
African American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
modern coinage combining the honorific prefix 'De-' with Shawn; part of a distinctive and beloved Black American naming tradition
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1990s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. DeShawn peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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