Unisex name · since 1964
Deshawn
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 16,074 babies named Deshawn, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,664 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,074
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
16,074 babies have been named Deshawn since 1964, making it today's #1664 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Deshawn recorded 16,074 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #1664 nationally today, ahead of 88% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #934 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,664 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,074 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshawn ranks #934 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,664 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,074 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #934 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,664 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,074
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshawn's 16,074 recorded births place it above 97.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Deshawn compares
16,074 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
Deshawn's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,074 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 563 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshawn's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 563, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 563
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Deshawn popularity over time - girls
1,183 total births recorded since 1962 (Deshawn as girls' name)
Deshawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,992 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Deshawn's strongest decade.
4,992 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Deshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 1,337
1970s
1,337 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,061 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,992 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,323 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,479 births
- 2020s 795
2020s
795 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,992 births (31% of all-time use).
How Deshawn 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 Deshawn's total volume
Deshawn by state
Where Deshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 1,528 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,493 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,188 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,062 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 964 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 803 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 733 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 729 | 4.5% |
1,528 of 16,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Deshawn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deshawn's data
- Deshawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,992 total births); usage has since declined to 795 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Deshawns (1,528 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Deshawn 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.