US rank #12831 Boys' name Peak 2009 53 births

Deyan — #12831 US boys' name

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.

1980s62000s202010s162020s11
#12831
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Deyan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deyan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Deyan between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deyan currently holds the #12831 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deyan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

53

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,831

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Deyan popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Deyan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 38% of Deyan's all-time total
1980s62000s202010s162020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyan?
53 babies have been named Deyan since 1989. It currently ranks #12831 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
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, Deyonte, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.