Dashon

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #10,569 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 98.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,472
1993 · 63 births
Debut · boys
1971
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,615
since 1971

Dashon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Dashon has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #1,472, 1993boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#10,6956
2024—#5,44317
2023—#7,73810
2022—#12,3305
2021—#7,58710
2020—#5,69915
2019—#3,89927
2018—#5,32017
2017—#4,46622
2016—#5,12418
2015—#7,06611
2014—#5,06618
2013—#4,31322
2012—#3,53030
2011—#4,22123
2010—#3,23934
2009—#4,27823
2008—#3,42132
2007—#2,64346
2006—#2,62145
2005—#2,36549
2004—#2,64340
2003—#2,12852
2002—#2,12550
2001—#1,74365
2000—#2,08748
1999—#1,73359
1998—#1,70060
1997—#1,51968
1996—#1,74053
1995—#1,58858
1994#10,5697#1,58158
1993#11,7806#1,47263
1992#13,3175#1,49061
1991—#1,76845
1990—#1,48658
1989—#2,35928
1988—#2,14629
1987#11,3255#2,11528
1986—#2,51021
1985—#2,94216
1984—#3,27013
1983—#2,27222
1982—#2,51819
1981—#4,1539
1980—#3,09814
1979—#3,16813
1978—#3,8579
1977—#3,03713
1976—#3,26411
1975—#2,63715
1974#8,7755#4,1907
1973#8,4235#2,21618
1972—#4,4416
1971—#4,3756
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First appearance
1971

The first year at least five boys were named Dashon! It came in at #4,375, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2022, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Dashon is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,061 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,244 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMINew York: #1,306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 22,011 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedINOhio: #735 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,830 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #742 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,534 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,954 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 47,388 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #413 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,224 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Dashon, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#413 · 1 in 3,224
  2. Ohio#735 · 1 in 12,830
  3. New Jersey#742 · 1 in 10,534
  4. Illinois#1,061 · 1 in 17,244
  5. New York#1,306 · 1 in 22,011

Best ever in a state: #334 in New Jersey, 1987.

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South Carolina#41371 in 3,224
Ohio#73561 in 12,830
New Jersey#74251 in 10,534
Illinois#1,06151 in 17,244
New York#1,30661 in 22,011
California#1,95461 in 47,388
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See more about Dashon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 5,252 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #10,695)
  • 4,996 spots since 2020 (#5,699 → #10,695)
  • 3,629 spots since 2015 (#7,066 → #10,695)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1971
  • Peaked 1993 at #1,472 (63 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 27,723
  • Highest: 1 in 27,723 boys born in 1997 were named Dashon (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,472 in 1993, was only 1 in 31,132 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 36.1% of all boys named Dashon (583) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s98#2,216 (1973)#3,465
1980s199#2,115 (1987)#2,738
1990s583#1,472 (1993)#1,608
2000s450#1,743 (2001)#2,605
2010s222#3,239 (2010)#4,624
2020s63#5,443 (2024)#8,249

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dashon in 1992

girls
#13,317
5 births · 1 in 368,786 girls
boys
#1,490
61 births · 1 in 32,744 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #13,317Dashon5

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #1,490Dashon61
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 368,786 of them was named Dashon, which outranked 14.7% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dashon
  1. #11,738Zofia6
  2. #11,738Zonia6
  3. #11,738Zowie6
  4. #13,317Dashon5
  5. #13,317Aaisha5
  6. #13,317Aasia5
  7. #13,317Abagale5

Tied with 2,293 names at #13,317; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 32,744 of them was named Dashon, which outranked 84.8% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dashon
  1. #1,472Shamar62
  2. #1,472Slade62
  3. #1,472Tarek62
  4. #1,490Dashon61
  5. #1,490Aleksander61
  6. #1,490Broc61
  7. #1,490Filiberto61
  8. #1,505Chavez60
  9. #1,505Kavon60
  10. #1,505Mateo60

Tied with 14 names at #1,490; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →