Recorded 1992–2008 Boys' name Peak 1997 44 births

Dshon — boys' name

44 babies named Dshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s17
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Dshon was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dshon in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Dshon between 1992 and 2008, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dshon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dshon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dshon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dshon 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 44 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.

Dshon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

44

Since 1992

17 years of records

Peak year

1997

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1992

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dshon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1992

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Dshon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 61% of Dshon's all-time total
1990s272000s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dshon?
44 babies have been named Dshon since 1992. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1997 with 9 births.
When was Dshon most popular?
Dshon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Dshon been used?
Dshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 17 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dshawn, Dshaun, Dshun. 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, 1992–2008 (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.