Deon

Where Deon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Deon.

Deon through the years
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #4,307 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1968
    Deon Hemmings born
    Jamaïcan 400 metres hurdler
  4. 1987
    Deon McCaulay born
    Belizean footballer
  5. 1994
    Peak, #472
    456 babies named Deon, the most in any year.
  6. 2004
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #816.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Deon Hemmings · Jamaïcan 400 metres hurdler, born 1968
  • Deon McCaulay · Belizean footballer, born 1987
  • Deon Burton · association football player, born 1976
  • Deon Meyer · South African crime and thriller author, born 1958
  • Deon Kavendji · Namibian footballer, born 1991

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.