Boys' name · since 1962
Deion
6,043 babies named Deion in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,043
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
6,043 babies have been named Deion since 1962, making it today's #1748 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deion has been recorded 6,043 times among boys since 1962, currently ranked #1748 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #1,578 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,748 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,043 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deion ranks #1,578 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,748 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,043 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,043
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deion's 6,043 recorded births place it above 96.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Deion compares
6,043 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Deion's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,043 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 566 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deion's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 566, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 566
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Deion popularity over time - girls
123 total births recorded since 1955 (Deion as girls' name)
Deion by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,695 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Deion's strongest decade.
2,695 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Deion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,695 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,282 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,175 births
- 2020s 622
2020s
622 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,695 births (45% of all-time use).
How Deion compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deion's total volume
Deion by state
Where Deion concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 567 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 561 | 9.3% |
| #3 | California | | 442 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 401 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 272 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 167 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 158 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 114 | 1.9% |
567 of 6,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Deion appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deion's data
- Deion's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,695 total births); usage has since declined to 622 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deions (567 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Deion 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.