Boys' name · since 1989

Deyan

53 babies named Deyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,750 of 45,481
all-time among boys
53
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

53 boys have been named Deyan since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyan has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.

  • #21,750 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 53 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyan ranks #21,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#21,750 of 45,481
all-time among boys
53
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deyan's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Deyan splits its recorded history at 2012: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Deyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
456789 198920032006200920122018201920212024 5

Deyan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 38% of the file).

2000s was Deyan's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Deyan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyan?
53 babies have been named Deyan since 1989. All-time, it sits at #21,750 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
Where does Deyan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyan ranks #21,750 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deyan most popular?
Deyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Deyan been used?
Deyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Deyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deyon, Deyton, Deylan, Deyvi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Deyan's data

  • Deyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Deyan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2024 (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 Deyan 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.