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.

#23,023 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1992
1990s
peak 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.

  • #23,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dshon ranks #23,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#23,023 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dshon's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1997)
9
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
45678910 1992199319971998200020072008 6

Dshon by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #23,023 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 9 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
Where does Dshon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dshon ranks #23,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Dshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2008 (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 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 August 2026.