Dreshaun
A unique modern name, likely a creative respelling of dreshawn.
Name Census estimates that about 246 living Americans carry the first name Dreshaun. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dreshaun today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dreshaun births was 2003 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dreshaun. 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
246
~ 1 in 1,393,310 Americans
Peak year
2003
24 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2021 SSA rank
#9,995
Tracked since 1994
Census
Dreshaun in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 188 people with the first name Dreshaun, which placed it at #39,872 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
#39,872
National first-name rank
People counted
188
188 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dreshaun
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreshaun is Black at 86.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.4%) and White (2.7%). 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 Dreshaun 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 Dreshaun at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.7% · 163
- Two or more races7.4% · 14
- White2.7% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Dreshaun: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dreshaun from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 111 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dreshaun 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 Dreshaun during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dreshaun
The given name Dreshaun is a modern invention that does not have a clear origin or history. It appears to be an amalgamation of sounds and syllables that do not derive from any particular language or culture. There are no known references to this name in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records.
As a relatively new name, there are no recorded examples of individuals bearing the name Dreshaun from earlier periods of history. It is unlikely that there were any famous or notable people with this name prior to the 20th century. Without an established etymological background, it is difficult to trace the earliest instances of this name being used or to identify any individuals of historical significance who were called Dreshaun.
Due to its modern and seemingly constructed nature, the name Dreshaun does not have a rich historical lineage or a well-documented origin story. It appears to be a unique and possibly invented name that emerged in recent times, likely within the past few decades, without any clear linguistic or cultural roots.
People
Dreshaun + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dreshaun 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
Dreshaun: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dreshaun?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 246 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dreshaun 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 1,393,310 US residents.
Is Dreshaun a common name?
We classify Dreshaun as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 249 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dreshaun most popular?
The single biggest year for Dreshaun was 2003, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dreshaun is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dreshaun in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 188 people with the name Dreshaun, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,872 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 Dreshaun 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 Dreshaun?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dreshaun leans strongly male. 182 people counted with this name were male (98.9%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.1%). 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 Dreshaun?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreshaun is Black at 86.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.4%) and White (2.7%). 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 Dreshaun most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dreshaun in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.7% (163 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 Dreshaun in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dreshaun a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dreshaun 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 Dreshaun still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dreshaun 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 Dreshaun 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 common is the name Dreshaun?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.