Boys' name · since 1968
Deshaun
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 5,718 babies named Deshaun, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,718
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deshaun is the #3479 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,718 recorded since 1968.
Deshaun has 5,718 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3479 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,479 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,718 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshaun ranks #1,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,479 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,718 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,479 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,718
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deshaun's 5,718 recorded births place it above 96.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Deshaun compares
5,718 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
Deshaun's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deshaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,718 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 233 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deshaun's full recorded timeline at 1997, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 233 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deshaun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 233
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Deshaun popularity over time - girls
231 total births recorded since 1967 (Deshaun as girls' name)
Deshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,865 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Deshaun's strongest decade.
1,865 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Deshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 341
1970s
341 births
- 1980s 727
1980s
727 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,547 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,865 births
- 2010s
2010s
919 births
- 2020s 314
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,865 births (33% of all-time use).
How Deshaun 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 Deshaun's total volume
Deshaun by state
Where Deshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 439 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 381 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 354 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 305 | 5.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 283 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 247 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 223 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 211 | 3.7% |
439 of 5,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Deshaun appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deshaun's data
- Deshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,865 total births); usage has since declined to 314 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Deshauns (439 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Deshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Deshaun 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.