Boys' name · since 1914
Deo
278 babies named Deo in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deo is the #7726 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 278 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deo has been recorded 278 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #7726 nationally and more common than 45% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #11,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,726 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deo ranks #11,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 278 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deo's 278 recorded births place it above 75.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Deo compares
278 44th 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
Deo's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deo's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Deo by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (73 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Deo's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Deo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
45 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 73 births (26% of all-time use).
Deo by state
Where Deo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 278 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deo's data
- Deo's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (73 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Deos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Deo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Deo 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.