How Many People Are Named Deakon?
An estimated 474 people in the United States have the first name Deakon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Deakon peaked in popularity in 2013 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deakon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deakon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
474
About 1 in 723,110 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
30 births
Total Registered
478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deakon
Deakon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 478 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Deakon as a male name
Ranked #4,910 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (30 births)
Deakon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deakon span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 219 babies were registered. While Deakon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deakon by Decade
How has Deakon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deakon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deakon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Deakon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deakon?
We estimate approximately 474 people named Deakon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 723,110 Americans share this first name.
Is Deakon a common name?
Deakon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deakon most popular?
Deakon reached peak popularity in 2013, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deakon is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deakon a male name?
Deakon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deakon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deakon Smith, Deakon Johnson, Deakon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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