Deacon
- #561 for boys in 2025, 529 births
- Peak · boys
- 2014 · 734 births
- Debut · boys
- 15 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,570since 1971
Deacon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Deacon has never cracked the top 400 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #561 | 529 |
| 2024 | #552 | 540 |
| 2023 | #533 | 555 |
| 2022 | #517 | 573 |
| 2021 | #475 | 631 |
| 2020 | #516 | 555 |
| 2019 | #509 | 562 |
| 2018 | #485 | 605 |
| 2017 | #499 | 581 |
| 2016 | #469 | 651 |
| 2015 | #453 | 669 |
| 2014 | #420 | 734 |
| 2013 | #438 | 656 |
| 2012 | #667 | 354 |
| 2011 | #655 | 358 |
| 2010 | #693 | 336 |
| 2009 | #686 | 353 |
| 2008 | #644 | 380 |
| 2007 | #629 | 386 |
| 2006 | #690 | 325 |
| 2005 | #801 | 240 |
| 2004 | #899 | 192 |
| 2003 | #1,173 | 127 |
| 2002 | #1,064 | 142 |
| 2001 | #1,118 | 126 |
| 2000 | #1,585 | 74 |
| 1999 | #2,063 | 46 |
| 1998 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #2,751 | 14 |
| 1974 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #2,464 | 15 |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five boys were named Deacon! It came in at #2,464, and was given to 15 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1989–1990, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Deacon is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- West Virginia#151 · 1 in 513
- Mississippi#259 · 1 in 903
- Nebraska#293 · 1 in 1,102
- Kansas#297 · 1 in 1,171
- Wisconsin#306 · 1 in 1,302
Best ever in a state: #151 in West Virginia, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #151 | 12 | 1 in 513 |
| Mississippi | #259 | 12 | 1 in 903 |
| Nebraska | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Kansas | #297 | 12 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 18 | 1 in 1,302 |
| South Carolina | #327 | 16 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Alabama | #333 | 16 | 1 in 1,345 |
| Kentucky | #345 | 14 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Missouri | #346 | 18 | 1 in 1,545 |
| Tennessee | #348 | 25 | 1 in 1,471 |
| Ohio | #349 | 32 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,508 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 9 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Idaho | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,438 |
| Iowa | #379 | 9 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Oregon | #398 | 9 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Virginia | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Pennsylvania | #458 | 22 | 1 in 2,375 |
| North Carolina | #461 | 23 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Oklahoma | #504 | 8 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Michigan | #517 | 16 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Washington | #529 | 13 | 1 in 2,523 |
| Illinois | #544 | 17 | 1 in 2,915 |
| Minnesota | #586 | 8 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Louisiana | #591 | 7 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Massachusetts | #620 | 7 | 1 in 3,860 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Florida | #662 | 24 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Georgia | #673 | 14 | 1 in 3,587 |
| Texas | #700 | 40 | 1 in 4,376 |
| Utah | #703 | 5 | 1 in 3,933 |
| Arizona | #720 | 8 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Maryland | #809 | 5 | 1 in 4,579 |
| New York | #1,202 | 9 | 1 in 9,380 |
| California | #1,508 | 11 | 1 in 15,952 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Deacon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 45 spots since 2020 (#516 → #561)
- Biggest jump: 274 spots in 2004
- Biggest drop: 42 spots in 2009
Rise & fade · boys
43 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 2014 at #420 (734 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 22 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,617
- Highest: 1 in 2,617 boys born in 2014 were named Deacon (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,229 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 47.6% of all boys named Deacon (5,506) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107 | #2,464 (1971) | #3,208 |
| 1980s | 87 | #3,030 (1981) | #4,767 |
| 1990s | 142 | #2,063 (1999) | #5,161 |
| 2000s | 2,345 | #629 (2007) | #929 |
| 2010s | 5,506 | #420 (2014) | #529 |
| 2020s | 3,383 | #475 (2021) | #526 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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