Recorded 1914–2023 Boys' name Peak 1924 268 births

Deo — boys' name

268 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.

1910s401920s451930s371950s51980s51990s72000s282010s732020s28
2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Deo was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

13 babies were named Deo in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deo

The Social Security Administration has registered 268 babies named Deo between 1914 and 2023, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Deo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deo 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 268 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.

Deo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

268

Since 1914

110 years of records

Peak year

1924

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1914

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2023

Deo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1914

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1924)
13
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
468101214 202320182013200719391930192219161914 6

Deo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
73 births that decade — 27% of Deo's all-time total
1910s401920s451930s371950s51980s51990s72000s282010s732020s28

Deo by state

Where Deo concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.9%
Michigan share of Deo's total US births 1.9%

5 of 268 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deo?
268 babies have been named Deo since 1914. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1924 with 13 births.
When was Deo most popular?
Deo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Deo most popular?
The top states for the name Deo are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Deo been used?
Deo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 110 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Deo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deon, Deonte, Deondre, Deontae, 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, 1914–2023 (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.