Boys' name · since 1969
Deyon
538 babies named Deyon in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 538
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deyon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 538 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Deyon recorded 538 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #7,545 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 538 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyon ranks #7,545 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 538 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 538
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deyon's 538 recorded births place it above 83.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deyon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deyon's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deyon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Deyon popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1969 (Deyon as girls' name)
Deyon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (162 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Deyon's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Deyon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 162 births (30% of all-time use).
How Deyon 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 Deyon's total volume
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What to do with Deyon's data
- Deyon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Deyon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Deyon 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.