How Many People Are Named Deon?
An estimated 15,595 people in the United States have the first name Deon. It is predominantly male (90.1%). The average bearer is 34 years old, and Deon peaked in popularity in 1994 with 471 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deon 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 Deon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,595
About 1 in 21,978 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
90.1% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1994
471 births
Total Registered
16,855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deon
Deon is predominantly male (90.1%), though 1,670 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Deon as a male name
Ranked #1,309 in 2024
148 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (456 births)
Deon as a female name
Ranked #15,778 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1971 (50 births)
Deon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,799 babies were registered. Deon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deon by Decade
How has Deon 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.
Deon by State
Birth registrations for Deon span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Michigan. The lowest are in Nevada, Idaho, Massachusetts. On average, about 341 Deons were registered per state.
Deon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deon?
We estimate approximately 15,595 people named Deon 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 21,978 Americans share this first name.
Is Deon a common name?
Deon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deon most popular?
Deon reached peak popularity in 1994, when 471 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deon is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deon a male name?
Deon is predominantly male. 90.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deon Smith, Deon Johnson, Deon 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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