Boys' name · since 1998

Deashawn

31 babies named Deashawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,562 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

Deashawn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 31 have been recorded since 1998.

Social Security Administration records show Deashawn recorded 31 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2011.

  • #25,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deashawn ranks #25,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,562 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deashawn's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Deashawn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Deashawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 199820002006200720082011 5

Deashawn by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).

2000s was Deashawn's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Deashawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deashawn?
Deashawn has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,562 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Deashawn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deashawn ranks #25,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deashawn most popular?
Deashawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Deashawn been used?
Deashawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 14 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Deashawn?
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.

What to do with Deashawn's data

  • Deashawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Deashawn

Nearby Names Like Deashawn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Deashawn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1998–2011 (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 Deashawn 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.