Deon
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #1,382 for boys in 2025, 133 births
Given to boys 90.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 456 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,318since 1922
Deon over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,382 | 133 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,314 | 148 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #1,328 | 143 |
| 2022 | — | #1,228 | 160 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,140 | 177 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,233 | 152 | |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #1,182 | 163 |
| 2018 | — | #1,101 | 178 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,164 | 161 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,065 | 185 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,019 | 199 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,024 | 198 | |
| 2013 | — | #936 | 215 | |
| 2012 | — | #989 | 201 | |
| 2011 | — | #981 | 200 | |
| 2010 | — | #878 | 238 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #830 | 262 |
| 2008 | — | #827 | 265 | |
| 2007 | — | #785 | 276 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #847 | 237 |
| 2005 | — | #830 | 225 | |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #816 | 220 |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | #722 | 254 |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #691 | 263 |
| 2001 | — | #743 | 234 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #607 | 317 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #614 | 296 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #613 | 298 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #577 | 321 |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | #512 | 397 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #483 | 448 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #472 | 456 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #500 | 415 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #529 | 366 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #549 | 342 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #549 | 334 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #553 | 303 |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | #605 | 241 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #615 | 217 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #625 | 204 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #559 | 248 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #576 | 217 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | #619 | 189 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #599 | 206 |
| 1981 | #3,859 | 20 | #592 | 209 |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | #509 | 277 |
| 1979 | #3,333 | 24 | #569 | 226 |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | #518 | 252 |
| 1977 | #2,838 | 28 | #543 | 234 |
| 1976 | #2,387 | 34 | #537 | 226 |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | #518 | 240 |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | #540 | 220 |
| 1973 | #1,913 | 43 | #519 | 229 |
| 1972 | #1,890 | 44 | #502 | 245 |
| 1971 | #1,772 | 50 | #516 | 250 |
| 1970 | #1,877 | 46 | #487 | 279 |
| 1969 | #1,871 | 44 | #545 | 207 |
| 1968 | #2,246 | 29 | #510 | 218 |
| 1967 | #1,947 | 36 | #605 | 153 |
| 1966 | #1,882 | 37 | #619 | 143 |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | #866 | 72 |
| 1964 | #2,530 | 24 | #929 | 67 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #875 | 73 |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | #830 | 84 |
| 1961 | #3,189 | 16 | #1,013 | 59 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #1,045 | 54 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #1,501 | 28 |
| 1958 | #1,908 | 33 | #1,420 | 30 |
| 1957 | #1,989 | 30 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1956 | #1,871 | 33 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #2,024 | 28 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #1,648 | 38 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #1,805 | 29 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #1,941 | 15 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #3,034 | 11 | #1,692 | 18 |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #2,195 | 11 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,297 | 13 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #2,184 | 11 |
| 1935 | #2,006 | 16 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | — | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | — | |
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| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Deon! It came in at #4,307, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1922–1923, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Deon is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#121 · 1 in 564
- Michigan#263 · 1 in 2,680
- Indiana#327 · 1 in 4,046
- Ohio#328 · 1 in 4,078
- Illinois#332 · 1 in 2,906
Best ever in a state: #114 in District of Columbia, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #121 | 14 | 1 in 564 |
| Michigan | #263 | 24 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Indiana | #327 | 10 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Ohio | #328 | 19 | 1 in 4,078 |
| Illinois | #332 | 28 | 1 in 2,906 |
| Maryland | #335 | 6 | 1 in 3,608 |
| South Carolina | #357 | 7 | 1 in 2,955 |
| Georgia | #368 | 11 | 1 in 3,441 |
| Virginia | #375 | 8 | 1 in 4,069 |
| Alabama | #423 | 6 | 1 in 4,467 |
| North Carolina | #431 | 8 | 1 in 4,812 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 6 | 1 in 5,320 |
| Missouri | #464 | 5 | 1 in 7,029 |
| Florida | #534 | 8 | 1 in 6,253 |
| Louisiana | #551 | 6 | 1 in 5,500 |
| New York | #599 | 14 | 1 in 8,116 |
| California | #706 | 15 | 1 in 11,029 |
| Texas | #809 | 9 | 1 in 12,463 |
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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 Deon
- 68 spots since 2024 (#1,314 → #1,382)
- 149 spots since 2020 (#1,233 → #1,382)
- 363 spots since 2015 (#1,019 → #1,382)
- Biggest jump: 247 spots in 1966 (#866 → #619)
- Biggest drop: 136 spots in 2001 (#607 → #743)
- Debuted 1922
- Peaked 1994 at #472 (456 births)
- Births halved by 2004, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1962–2013
- Highest: 1 in 4,237 boys born in 1994 were named Deon (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,843 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 24.0% of all boys named Deon (3,673) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1958, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 41 | #2,980 (1929) | #3,852 |
| 1930s | 104 | #1,521 (1938) | #2,550 |
| 1940s | 106 | #1,692 (1946) | #2,453 |
| 1950s | 148 | #1,420 (1958) | #2,267 |
| 1960s | 1,130 | #510 (1968) | #784 |
| 1970s | 2,401 | #487 (1970) | #525 |
| 1980s | 2,311 | #509 (1980) | #585 |
| 1990s | 3,673 | #472 (1994) | #540 |
| 2000s | 2,553 | #607 (2000) | #770 |
| 2010s | 1,938 | #878 (2010) | #1,034 |
| 2020s | 913 | #1,140 (2021) | #1,271 |
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.
Deon in 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 54,755 of them was named Deon, which outranked 74.9% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,780Tekisha29
- #2,780Winter29
- #2,780Zaida29
- #2,838Deon28
- #2,838Aislinn28
- #2,838Aliya28
- #2,838Analisa28
- #2,909Adelle27
- #2,909Alva27
- #2,909Amara27
Tied with 70 names at #2,838; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,022 of them was named Deon, which outranked 92.1% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).