Boys' name · since 2001
Deakon
Deakon has 493 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
493 babies have been named Deakon since 2001, making it today's #6025 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Deakon recorded 493 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #6025 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,951 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deakon ranks #7,951 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 493 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,951 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deakon's 493 recorded births place it above 82.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Deakon compares
493 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deakon's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deakon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deakon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deakon splits its recorded history at 2013: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deakon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Deakon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (219 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Deakon's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Deakon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 219 births (44% of all-time use).
Deakon by state
Where Deakon concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
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What to do with Deakon's data
- Deakon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (219 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Deakons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deakon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deakon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.