Tashawn
Meaning of Tashawn
Tashawn is a unisex given name deriving from the morphological fusion of the African American prefix “Ta-” with the anglicized personal name Shawn (itself a variant of the Gaelic Sean, ultimately from the Hebrew Yohanan), thereby situating it within late 20th-century Anglo-American neological practices; phonetically rendered as /təˈʃɔn/ in American English, it exemplifies the trochaic prosodic pattern characteristic of contemporary English nomenclature. Empirical data from the US Social Security Administration reveal a period of ascending popularity—culminating in a peak rank of 783 in 2005 with 91 recorded births—followed by a gradual decline to a rank of 911 in 2024 with 13 occurrences, a trajectory reflective of evolving sociocultural preferences and generational naming conventions. Its unisex designation underscores functional flexibility across gender categories, while its etymological composition and usage trends illuminate broader dynamics of cultural identity formation and linguistic innovation within the African American community.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as tuh-SHAWN (/təˈʃɔn/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
Notable People Named Tashawn
| Tashawn Bower - |
| Tashawn Manning - |
