Recorded 1995–2009 Boys' name Peak 1996 18 births

Deavan — boys' name

18 babies named Deavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s5

The verdict

18 boys have been named Deavan since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

18
total births
1995–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Deavan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deavan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deavan

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Deavan between 1995 and 2009, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deavan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deavan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deavan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deavan 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 18 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.

Deavan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

18

Since 1995

15 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1995

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2009

Deavan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1995

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200919961995 6

Deavan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 72% of Deavan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deavan?
18 babies have been named Deavan since 1995. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Deavan most popular?
Deavan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Deavan been used?
Deavan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 15 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Deavan?
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, 1995–2009 (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.