Boys' name · since 1971
Dishon
Dishon has 329 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,091 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dishon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 329 have been recorded since 1971.
Dishon has 329 recorded births among boys since 1971, 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 1971 to 2017.
- #10,091 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 329 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dishon ranks #10,091 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 329 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,091 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 329
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dishon's 329 recorded births place it above 77.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Dishon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dishon's SSA record in two at 1994 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 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dishon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dishon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Dishon's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dishon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (36% of all-time use).
Dishon by state
Where Dishon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 329 births nationwide.
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- Dishon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Dishons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Dishon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Dishon 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.