Recorded 2002–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 227 births

Deakin — boys' name

227 babies named Deakin in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s902010s1262020s11

The verdict

227 boys have been named Deakin since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

227
total births
2002–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Deakin was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

21 babies were named Deakin in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deakin

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Deakin between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deakin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deakin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deakin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deakin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deakin at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

227

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Deakin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
21
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 2022201820152012200920062002 11

Deakin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
126 births that decade — 56% of Deakin's all-time total
2000s902010s1262020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deakin?
227 babies have been named Deakin since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 21 births.
When was Deakin most popular?
Deakin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Deakin been used?
Deakin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Deakin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dean, Deandre, Deangelo, Deacon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.