Boys' name · since 1969
Deshun
Deshun has 1,314 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,314
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,314 babies have been named Deshun since 1969, making it today's #6890 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshun has been recorded 1,314 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #6890 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,314 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshun ranks #4,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,314 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,314
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshun's 1,314 recorded births place it above 90.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Deshun compares
1,314 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Deshun's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deshun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,314 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deshun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshun's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Deshun popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1969 (Deshun as girls' name)
Deshun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (376 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Deshun's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Deshun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 130
1970s
130 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
376 births
- 2000s
2000s
328 births
- 2010s
2010s
204 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 376 births (29% of all-time use).
How Deshun 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 Deshun's total volume
Deshun by state
Where Deshun concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 101 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 89 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 69 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 46 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | California | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
101 of 1,314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Deshun's data
- Deshun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Deshuns (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Deshun: 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 (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Deshun 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.