How Many People Are Named Dashon?
An estimated 1,602 people in the United States have the first name Dashon. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Dashon peaked in popularity in 1993 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dashon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dashon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,602
About 1 in 213,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1993
69 births
Total Registered
1,642
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dashon
Dashon is predominantly male (98.0%), though 33 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dashon as a male name
Ranked #5,474 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (68 births)
Dashon as a female name
Ranked #10,846 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (7 births)
Dashon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dashon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 601 babies were registered. Dashon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dashon by Decade
How has Dashon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dashon by State
Birth registrations for Dashon span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, North Carolina, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Missouri, South Carolina. On average, about 36 Dashons were registered per state.
Dashon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dashon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dashon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dashon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dashon?
We estimate approximately 1,602 people named Dashon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 213,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Dashon a common name?
Dashon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,642 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dashon most popular?
Dashon reached peak popularity in 1993, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dashon is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dashon a male name?
Dashon is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dashon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dashon Smith, Dashon Johnson, Dashon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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