Recorded 1994–2008 Boys' name Peak 2004 46 births

Deyshawn — boys' name

46 babies named Deyshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s29

The verdict

46 boys have been named Deyshawn since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

46
total births
1994–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Deyshawn was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deyshawn in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deyshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Deyshawn between 1994 and 2008, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deyshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deyshawn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deyshawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deyshawn 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 46 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.

Deyshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

46

Since 1994

15 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1994

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2008

Deyshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1994

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 20082007200420022000199619951994 6

Deyshawn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 63% of Deyshawn's all-time total
1990s172000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyshawn?
46 babies have been named Deyshawn since 1994. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Deyshawn most popular?
Deyshawn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Deyshawn been used?
Deyshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 15 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Deyshawn?
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.

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, 1994–2008 (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.