Total births
44
Boys' name · since 1992
Dshon
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.
- 44
- total births
- 1992–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Dshon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 44 have been recorded since 1992.
Dshon has 44 recorded births among boys since 1992, 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 1992 to 2008.
- 44 total births
- 1992–2008 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
44 boys have been named Dshon since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.
- 44
- total births
- 1992–2008
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
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.
Dshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dshon's full recorded timeline at 1998, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dshon at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Dshon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2008
- Peak year (1997)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Dshon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Dshon's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Dshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dshon? ▼
Dshon has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 9 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Dshon's data
- Dshon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1992–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dshon: Baby Name Since 1992 - 44 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dshon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dshon 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 June 2026.