Rashon

Meaning & origin

Rashon is a modern American name that first entered U.S. birth records in 1970. Its origins are unclear; it may be a blend of a consonant prefix with the fashionable suffix '-shawn', or a variant of the Arabic-derived name Rashaan. The name experienced a surge in popularity beginning in the 1970s, reaching its peak rank in 1994. Since 1994, its usage has been falling, and in the latest year (2025) it ranked 7,679th, with about 1 in 170,808 male newborns receiving the name. The gender assignment is firmly male; the name has not been meaningfully used for girls. Although the name has been recorded in numerous states, no single state registered exceptionally high usage. As a distinctly modern coinage, Rashon reflects the creative naming trends of late 20th-century America, where new names were formed by recombining familiar phonological elements. Its recent trajectory places it among rare names, carried by fewer than a hundred boys per year nationwide.

Rashon first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970, during a period when many new names were formed by combining a consonant prefix with the fashionable suffix '-shawn' (from Shawn, itself a variant of Sean). Alternatively, it may be a variant spelling of Rashaan, a name of Arabic origin meaning 'brave' or 'wise'. The exact derivation is unclear, but the name has been used almost exclusively in the United States. Its use peaked in the 1990s and has since declined.