Boys' name · since 1984
Dezmon
Dezmon has 866 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 866
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
866 babies have been named Dezmon since 1984, making it today's #11050 boys' name.
Dezmon has 866 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11050 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #5,621 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,050 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 866 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezmon ranks #5,621 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,050 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 866 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,621 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,050 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 866
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dezmon's 866 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dezmon compares
866 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dezmon's all-time total is 135% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dezmon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 866 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dezmon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dezmon's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dezmon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Currently ranks #11050 among boys.
866 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 40 births in a single year.
Dezmon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (291 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Dezmon's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dezmon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
291 births
- 2010s
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 291 births (34% of all-time use).
Dezmon decade highlights
- Peak decade 291 births
- Runner-up 262 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Dezmon 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 Dezmon's total volume
Dezmon by state
Where Dezmon concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
33 of 866 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
- Georgia 1.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.2% of nationwide
- California 0.6% of nationwide
- Florida 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Dezmon's data
- Dezmon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (291 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dezmons (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Dezmon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Dezmon 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.
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