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Dayshaun

♂ Boy

Pronounced day-SHAWN /deɪˈʃɔːn/Medium

Meaning: Dayshaun is a coined American name pairing a Day- prefix with Shaun/Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew 'God is gracious'. The Shaun core gives the coinage an inherited meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Dayshaun is a coined American name (said 'day-SHAWN'), joining a Day- prefix to Shaun, the Irish form of John.
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Origin LowEnglish, Irish
MeaningDayshaun is a coined American name pairing a Day- prefix with Shaun/Sean, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew 'God is gracious'. The Shaun core gives the coinage an inherited meaning.
U.S. rank (2023)#12638 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2006
Total births (all-time)≈ 375

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200619922023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dayshaun is a modern coinage built from a Day- opening and Shaun, the Irish form of John, 'God is gracious'. It sits beside Dashawn and Deshawn and appeared from the early 1990s, cresting around 2006 at a few dozen boys a year.

The name reads as a contemporary invention with a recognizable Shaun anchor. A Dayshaun from the peak would be in his late teens now, and it remains an uncommon choice.

Did you know? Names like Dayshaun, Dashawn and Deshawn show a productive pattern: a short prefix plus the Shaun/Shawn sound, generating a whole family of related boys' names.
Overall data confidence 56%
References — Dayshaun — coinage, Day-+Shaun (Irish John 'God is gracious')

Variations

DashawnDayshawnDeshaun

Nicknames

DayShaun

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If you like Dayshaun…

Dashawn— the closest sibling name in the same family
Deshawn— a like prefix-plus-Shawn coinage of the era
Rashawn— another Shawn-based coinage with a different prefix
Dayshawn— a variant spelling of the very same name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dayshaun mean?

Dayshaun is a modern coinage joining a Day- prefix to Shaun, the Irish form of John, 'God is gracious'.

How do you pronounce Dayshaun?

It's said day-SHAWN /deɪˈʃɔːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Dayshaun a boy or girl name?

Dayshaun is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Dayshaun?

Dayshaun is an uncommon coined name from the later twentieth century.

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