Dayshon
A masculine name of African American origin meaning "day of the sun".
Name Census estimates that about 229 living Americans carry the first name Dayshon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dayshon today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dayshon births was 2000 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dayshon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
229
~ 1 in 1,496,744 Americans
Peak year
2000
20 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2012 SSA rank
#11,116
Tracked since 1986
Census
Dayshon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 190 people with the first name Dayshon, which placed it at #39,614 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,614
National first-name rank
People counted
190
190 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dayshon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayshon is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.1%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dayshon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dayshon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.6% · 157
- Two or more races11.1% · 21
- Hispanic or Latino5.8% · 11
- White0.5% · 1
Popularity
Dayshon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dayshon from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 122 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dayshon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dayshon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dayshon
The given name Dayshon is a relatively modern invention, with no known historical or linguistic origins. It does not appear to be derived from any ancient languages or cultural traditions. There are no records of this name being used in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical documents from past eras.
The name Dayshon seems to have gained popularity in the late 20th century, primarily in the United States. It is likely a creative combination of syllables or a variation of more traditional names, but its exact derivation and meaning are uncertain.
Since the name is of recent coinage, there are no notable historical figures or famous individuals recorded with the name Dayshon from past centuries. However, here are a few examples of people who have been given this name in modern times:
1. Dayshon Smith, an American football player from Florida, born in 1998.
2. Dayshon Ross, an American basketball player from California, born in 1999.
3. Dayshon Hinton, an American football player from Texas, born in 2000.
4. Dayshon Richardson, an American football player from Georgia, born in 2001.
5. Dayshon Richey, an American football player from Ohio, born in 2002.
These individuals are relatively young, reflecting the recent popularity of the name Dayshon. As it is a modern construct, there is limited historical data or significant figures associated with this particular name from earlier periods.
People
Dayshon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dayshon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dayshon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dayshon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 229 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dayshon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,496,744 US residents.
Is Dayshon a common name?
We classify Dayshon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 233 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dayshon most popular?
The single biggest year for Dayshon was 2000, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dayshon is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dayshon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 190 people with the name Dayshon, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,614 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dayshon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dayshon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dayshon leans strongly male. 181 people counted with this name were male (92.8%), compared with 14 female bearers (7.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dayshon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dayshon is Black at 82.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (11.1%) and Hispanic (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dayshon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dayshon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.6% (157 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dayshon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dayshon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dayshon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dayshon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dayshon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dayshon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Dayshon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.