Boys' name · since 1998
Dezhon
Dezhon has 21 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dezhon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1998.
Dezhon has 21 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2010.
- #28,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezhon ranks #28,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dezhon's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dezhon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dezhon splits its recorded history at 2004: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dezhon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2010
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Dezhon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Dezhon's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Dezhon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Dezhon by state
Where Dezhon concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 23.8% |
5 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Dezhon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dezhons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dezhon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1998–2010 (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 Dezhon 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.