Dishawn
An invented name derived from the prefix "dis-", suggesting disagreement or negation.
Name Census estimates that about 196 living Americans carry the first name Dishawn. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dishawn today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dishawn births was 1994 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dishawn. 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
196
~ 1 in 1,748,747 Americans
Peak year
1994
15 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2015 SSA rank
#12,552
Tracked since 1976
Census
Dishawn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 200 people with the first name Dishawn, which placed it at #38,397 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
#38,397
National first-name rank
People counted
200
200 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dishawn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dishawn is Black at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.5%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). 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 Dishawn 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 Dishawn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.5% · 171
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 13
- Two or more races5.5% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Dishawn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dishawn 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 88 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
Dishawn 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 Dishawn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dishawns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dishawn
The name Dishawn is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the late 20th century. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots or historical origins. The name seems to be a creative combination of sounds and syllables, possibly inspired by more traditional names like Deshawn or Deshaun.
While there are no definitive records of the name's earliest use, some of the earliest examples of individuals named Dishawn can be found in public records and news articles from the United States in the 1990s and early 2000s. It appears to have gained popularity as a unique and distinctive name choice during this period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dishawn is Dishawn Juwan Jackson, a basketball player from Mississippi who played for the University of Southern Mississippi in the early 2000s. Another notable individual with this name is Dishawn Tyshawn Salters, a former professional basketball player from New York, born in 1981.
In the world of sports, Dishawn Mims, a football player from Texas, played for the University of Houston in the late 2000s. Dishawn Marquise Robinson, a basketball player from Georgia, played for the University of South Carolina in the early 2010s.
Outside of sports, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dishawn is Dishawn Kentrail Williams, an individual from Mississippi who was involved in a high-profile legal case in the early 2000s.
While the name Dishawn has gained some popularity in recent decades, particularly in certain regions of the United States, it remains a relatively uncommon and unique name choice. Its origins and meaning remain largely open to interpretation, as it does not seem to be directly derived from any particular language or cultural tradition.
People
Dishawn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dishawn 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
Dishawn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dishawn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 196 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dishawn 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 1,748,747 US residents.
Is Dishawn a common name?
We classify Dishawn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 201 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dishawn most popular?
The single biggest year for Dishawn was 1994, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dishawn 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 Dishawn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 200 people with the name Dishawn, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,397 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 Dishawn 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 Dishawn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dishawn leans strongly male. 176 people counted with this name were male (88.0%), compared with 24 female bearers (12.0%). 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 Dishawn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dishawn is Black at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.5%) and Two or More Races (5.5%). 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 Dishawn most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dishawn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.5% (171 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 Dishawn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dishawn a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dishawn 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 Dishawn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dishawn 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 Dishawn 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 share the name Dishawn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.