How Many People Are Named Deleon?
An estimated 851 people in the United States have the first name Deleon. It is predominantly male (98.6%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Deleon peaked in popularity in 1986 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deleon 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 Deleon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
851
About 1 in 402,767 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.6% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1986
25 births
Total Registered
973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deleon
Deleon is predominantly male (98.6%), though 14 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Deleon as a male name
Ranked #6,904 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (24 births)
Deleon as a female name
Ranked #10,693 in 1988
6 female births in 1988
Peak: 1986 (8 births)
Deleon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deleon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 174 babies were registered. While Deleon is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deleon by Decade
How has Deleon 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.
Deleon by State
Birth registrations for Deleon span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Florida, California, Texas. On average, about 21 Deleons were registered per state.
Deleon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deleon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deleon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deleon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deleon?
We estimate approximately 851 people named Deleon 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 402,767 Americans share this first name.
Is Deleon a common name?
Deleon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deleon most popular?
Deleon reached peak popularity in 1986, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deleon is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deleon a male name?
Deleon is predominantly male. 98.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deleon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deleon Smith, Deleon Johnson, Deleon 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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