Unisex name · since 1970
Deshone
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Deshone, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
288 boys have been named Deshone since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Deshone has 288 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #10,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 288 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshone ranks #10,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 288
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshone's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deshone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshone's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshone popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Deshone popularity over time - girls
51 total births recorded since 1969 (Deshone as girls' name)
Deshone by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (89 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Deshone's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Deshone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 89 births (31% of all-time use).
Deshone by state
Where Deshone concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 288 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deshone's data
- Deshone's decade-level peak was the 1990s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deshones (5 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 Deshone: 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 (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Deshone 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.