Boys' name · since 1992
Deaton
Deaton has 56 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
56 babies have been named Deaton since 1992, making it today's #12619 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deaton has been recorded 56 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #12619 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #21,341 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,619 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deaton ranks #21,341 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,619 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,619 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deaton's 56 recorded births place it above 52.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Deaton compares
56 18th percentile among 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
Deaton's all-time total is 85% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deaton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deaton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deaton splits its recorded history at 2015: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deaton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Deaton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Deaton's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Deaton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Deaton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Deaton 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.