Unisex name · since 1966
Deshon
Deshon has 2,552 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,552
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,552 babies have been named Deshon since 1966, making it today's #5934 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Deshon recorded 2,552 times among boys since 1966, holding rank #5934 nationally today, ahead of 57% 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 1966 to 2025.
- #2,832 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,934 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,552 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshon ranks #2,832 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,934 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,552 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,832 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,552
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshon's 2,552 recorded births place it above 93.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deshon compares
2,552 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Deshon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deshon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deshon's full recorded timeline at 1996, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deshon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Deshon popularity over time - girls
166 total births recorded since 1966 (Deshon as girls' name)
Deshon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (825 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Deshon's strongest decade.
825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Deshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s
1970s
339 births
- 1980s 320
1980s
320 births
- 1990s
1990s
825 births
- 2000s
2000s
560 births
- 2010s
2010s
333 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 825 births (32% of all-time use).
How Deshon 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 Deshon's total volume
Deshon by state
Where Deshon concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 244 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 149 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 110 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 88 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 66 | 2.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 37 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.1% |
244 of 2,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Deshon appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deshon's data
- Deshon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (825 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deshons (244 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 Deshon: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Deshon 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.