Delshawn
A masculine name of uncertain origin, possibly from a blend of "Dell" and "Shawn".
Name Census estimates that about 305 living Americans carry the first name Delshawn. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Delshawn today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Delshawn births was 1994 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Delshawn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
305
~ 1 in 1,123,785 Americans
Peak year
1994
23 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2016 SSA rank
#9,916
Tracked since 1972
Census
Delshawn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 275 people with the first name Delshawn, which placed it at #31,234 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,234
National first-name rank
People counted
275
275 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Delshawn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delshawn is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.5%) and Hispanic (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Delshawn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Delshawn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.4% · 243
- Two or more races5.5% · 15
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 8
- White1.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2
Popularity
Delshawn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Delshawn from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 141 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Delshawn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Delshawn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Delshawns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Delshawn
The given name Delshawn is a relatively modern name that emerged in the late 20th century. It is believed to be a blend of the names Del and Shawn, with possible influences from the French name Delphine and the Irish name Seán.
The name Del is a shortened form of various names such as Delbert, Delmar, or Delroy, which can be traced back to Old German and French origins. Shawn, on the other hand, is a variant of the Irish name Seán, derived from the Gaelic word "sean," meaning "old" or "wise."
While there are no known historical references or ancient texts mentioning the name Delshawn specifically, its components, Del and Shawn, have roots dating back several centuries.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Delshawn are relatively recent, with the first documented instances appearing in the late 20th century. Some notable individuals with the name Delshawn include:
1. Delshawn Williams, an American professional basketball player born in 1994.
2. Delshawn McClellon, an American football safety who played for the Baltimore Ravens in the early 2000s.
3. Delshawn Stevenson, an American former professional basketball player born in 1981.
4. Delshawn Boyd, an American professional basketball player born in 1993.
5. Delshawn Phillips, an American mixed martial artist and former professional boxer born in 1982.
As a relatively new name, Delshawn does not have a long historical record, but its components and potential influences from French and Irish names contribute to its unique blend of cultural origins.
People
Delshawn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Delshawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Delshawn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delshawn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 305 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Delshawn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,123,785 US residents.
Is Delshawn a common name?
We classify Delshawn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 314 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Delshawn most popular?
The single biggest year for Delshawn was 1994, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Delshawn is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Delshawn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 275 people with the name Delshawn, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,234 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Delshawn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Delshawn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Delshawn leans strongly male. 259 people counted with this name were male (93.8%), compared with 17 female bearers (6.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Delshawn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Delshawn is Black at 88.4%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.5%) and Hispanic (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Delshawn most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Delshawn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.4% (243 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Delshawn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Delshawn a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Delshawn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Delshawn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Delshawn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Delshawn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Delshawn?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.