Unisex name · since 1922
Deon
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 15,318 babies named Deon, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,318
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
15,318 babies have been named Deon since 1922, making it today's #1384 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Deon recorded 15,318 times among boys since 1922, holding rank #1384 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #961 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,384 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,318 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deon ranks #961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,384 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,318 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #961 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,384 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,318
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deon's 15,318 recorded births place it above 97.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deon compares
15,318 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Deon's all-time total is 42x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 456 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deon's full recorded timeline at 1974, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 456 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 456
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Deon popularity over time - girls
1,670 total births recorded since 1913 (Deon as girls' name)
Deon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,673 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Deon's strongest decade.
3,673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Deon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 104
1930s
104 births
- 1940s 106
1940s
106 births
- 1950s 148
1950s
148 births
- 1960s 1,130
1960s
1,130 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,401 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,311 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,673 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,553 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,938 births
- 2020s 913
2020s
913 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,673 births (24% of all-time use).
How Deon 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 Deon's total volume
Deon by state
Where Deon concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,524 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,266 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 1,085 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 914 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 901 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 736 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 672 | 4.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 658 | 4.3% |
1,524 of 15,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Deon appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deon's data
- Deon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,673 total births); usage has since declined to 913 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deons (1,524 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Deon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Deon 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.