Recorded 1969–1996 Unisex name Peak 1969 34 births

Dushon — boys' name

34 babies named Dushon in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s101990s13
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Dushon was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dushon in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dushon

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Dushon between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dushon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Dushon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1966.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dushon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dushon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dushon 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 34 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.

Dushon at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

34

Since 1969

28 years of records

Peak year

1969

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1969

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1996

Dushon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1969)
11
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 19961991197219711969 11

Dushon popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1966 (Dushon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1966 6

Dushon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 38% of Dushon's all-time total
1960s111970s101990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dushon?
34 babies have been named Dushon since 1969. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1969 with 11 births.
When was Dushon most popular?
Dushon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Is Dushon a unisex name?
Yes, Dushon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 34 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Dushon been used?
Dushon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 28 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Dushon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dustin, Dusty, Dustyn, Dustan, and 4 more. 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, 1969–1996 (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.