At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2019 (#9,756)
- Babies in 2019
- 7 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #3,710 in 2005
- First recorded
- 1996
Meaning of Jshawn
The name Jshawn unfolds like a sunrise over amber plains, a modern heirloom that fuses the resonant initial “J”—an unspoken nod to Juan, José and John, each born of the Latin Ioannes, “the Lord is gracious”—with Shawn, the Gaelic hymn of Sean, and thus emerges a tapestry of grace and strength woven in a single breath. In American households from coast to coast, its two syllables—pronounced JAY-shawn—flow with the warmth of a late-summer sonata, carrying in their cadence the echo of distant drums and the promise of untold stories. Though its presence in the nation’s birth records has danced between the mid-800s and low-900s in rank, Jshawn endures like a hidden spring, cherished by families drawn to its gentle power and lyrical flair. He is at once a bridge between tradition and invention, a name that wears heritage like a cloak and dreams like wings, inviting each child who bears it to chart a path lit by both ancestral grace and the boundless hues of tomorrow.
How to pronounce Jshawn
English
- Pronounced jay-shawn /dʒeɪ.ʃən/
Popularity of Jshawn in the U.S.
Jshawn was last recorded in the U.S. in 2019, ranked #9,756 with 7 babies. It peaked at #3,710 in 2005. It first appears in the records in 1996.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1996–2019 22 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 9,756 | ▼ 3,411 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,345 | ▲ 4,430 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,775 | ▼ 3,170 |
| 2016 | 10 | 7,605 | ▼ 1,281 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,324 | ▼ 17 |
| 2014 | 13 | 6,307 | ▼ 384 |
| 2013 | 14 | 5,923 | ▼ 1,390 |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,533 | ▲ 667 |
| 2011 | 17 | 5,200 | ▲ 541 |
| 2010 | 15 | 5,741 | ▼ 1,463 |
| 2009 | 23 | 4,278 | ▼ 534 |
| 2008 | 28 | 3,744 | ▲ 383 |
| 2007 | 24 | 4,127 | ▲ 738 |
| 2006 | 18 | 4,865 | ▼ 1,155 |
| 2005 | 25 | 3,710 | ▲ 1,297 |
| 2004 | 16 | 5,007 | ▲ 264 |
| 2003 | 14 | 5,271 | ▼ 1,083 |
| 2002 | 19 | 4,188 | ▲ 1,202 |
| 2001 | 13 | 5,390 | ▲ 530 |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,920 | ▲ 610 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | back (not recorded in 1997–1998) |
| 1996 | 8 | 6,496 | new |