How Many People Are Named Deona?
An estimated 1,080 people in the United States have the first name Deona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Deona peaked in popularity in 1995 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deona 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 Deona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,080
About 1 in 317,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1995
36 births
Total Registered
1,166
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deona
Deona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,166 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deona as a female name
Ranked #15,840 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (36 births)
Deona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deona span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 276 babies were registered. Deona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deona by Decade
How has Deona 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.
Deona by State
Birth registrations for Deona span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Texas, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 7 Deonas were registered per state.
Deona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Deona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deona?
We estimate approximately 1,080 people named Deona 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 317,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Deona a common name?
Deona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,166 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deona most popular?
Deona reached peak popularity in 1995, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deona is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deona a female name?
Deona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deona Smith, Deona Johnson, Deona 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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